Project Overview: Noise Control Solutions for Apartment Amenities Located in downtown St. Petersburg, Marina Club Apartments is a large-scale luxury residential development featuring over 700 units and a variety of high-end amenity spaces. Skanska was tasked with delivering a best-in-class living environment, including thoughtful design elements that address the acoustic challenges common to multi-family buildings. […]
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Jan
Jan
Project Overview: Acoustic Floor Solutions for a High-End Multi-Family Development Located in the vibrant heart of Downtown Denver’s Arts District, Art District Flats (ADF) is a modern multi-family development designed for residents who expect premium finishes and superior living comfort. With over 125,000 SF across eight stories, the project was planned to meet stringent acoustic […]
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Apr
Apr
Project Overview: High-STC Design for a Luxury Condo Build 731 St. Charles Avenue is a $40 million luxury condominium development redefining upscale living in the heart of New Orleans. The project replaces a historic concrete structure that once hosted some of the city’s earliest Mardi Gras balls—transforming a cultural landmark into modern residences that demand […]
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Dec
Dec
Project Overview: New Orleans Residential Sound Testing The Test Brief: Shotgun Duplex Demising Wall The duplex owner had a long-running tenant noise complaint between adjacent units of a New Orleans shotgun-style home. Conversations and TV from one side were carrying clearly into the other, and standard troubleshooting (caulking outlets, sealing baseboards) had not moved the […]
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Nov
Nov
Project Overview: Adaptive Reuse Apartment Soundproofing Why Adaptive Reuse Triggers Demising Wall Code Adaptive reuse projects convert an existing building into a different use class. The most common version takes an old commercial or industrial structure and turns it into apartments, condos, or mixed-use residential. The conversion looks like a renovation on paper, but the […]
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Nov
Nov
Project Overview: LVT Soundproofing Underlayment Why LVT Installations Are Acoustically Sensitive Luxury vinyl plank is now the dominant finished floor in mid-market multi-family construction. It looks like wood, costs less than wood, and tolerates moisture better than wood. Acoustically it behaves nothing like wood. LVT is a thin hard surface that transmits impact noise efficiently […]
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Oct
Oct
Project Overview: Soundproofing for Developers Why Modular Construction Hits a STC Problem Modular construction is reshaping mid-rise multi-family. Panelized light gauge steel framing assembled off-site cuts schedule, reduces on-site labor, and limits weather exposure during the build. The Chicago developer behind this project was running the math on a switch to panelized framing for a […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: Luxury Condo Soundproofing Why Luxury Condo Buyers Expect Higher STC Than Code Requires Building code sets the floor for residential acoustic separation. Luxury condo buyers set a higher ceiling. The IBC Section 1207.1 minimum of STC 50 between dwelling units is fine for code compliance, but a code-compliant wall is not the same […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: The Sanctuary Downtown Orlando Retrofit Why 20-Year-Old Condo Buildings Suddenly Get Noise Complaints Condo buildings rarely fail acoustically the day they open. The complaints start years later, after unit turnover changes the resident mix and lifestyle patterns shift. A retiree moves out, a remote-work couple moves in, hardwood replaces carpet, and the neighbor […]
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Jun
Jun
Project Overview: Evolve Student Apartments Auburn Student housing acoustics is its own discipline. The Evolve project sits across the street from Auburn University and runs nine stories of wood-frame construction with adjacent units sharing demising walls. The developer’s challenge was hitting code-minimum STC 50 efficiently across hundreds of demising walls without burning the build schedule […]
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