Commercial Acoustics was contacted to help with a lobby reverberation issue in Jacksonville, Florida. While the firm is headquartered in Tampa, they also operate out of their field office in Riverside. Acoustic issues in Office Lobby spaces are commonplace. Lobbies are often tiled or finished with hardwood floors to allow for significant foot traffic with […]
Tag Archives: Absorption Case Study
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Aug
Aug
The Taoist Tai Chi Society is a volunteer organization headquartered in Dunedin, FL. After building a new large fitness studio, they noticed how much echo they were experiencing with even the slightest sounds. If you’ve ever done Tai Chi or know what it is, then you know that it’s supposed to be a peaceful and […]
01
Aug
Aug
New Salem Missionary Baptist Church came to Commercial Acoustics because they had poor acoustics in their worship area. For years, the congregation enjoyed gathering in the space, but echo and reverberation continued to be an issue. The church initially tried to build and install their own acoustic panels, with limited success. The church and pastor […]
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Apr
Apr
CAN Community Health is a not-for-profit comprehensive care clinic with 34 offices located throughout Florida and South Carolina to provide medical social and educational services. Recently CAN Community opened their new facility headquarters in Sarasota Florida, where the team at Commercial Acoustics was hired to advise on as well as fabricate and install soundproofing and […]
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Apr
Apr
Solving acoustic problems in restaurants can be challenging, especially when the restaurant’s design emphasizes its own unique interior aesthetics. Acoustic panels must be able to homogenize with a restaurant’s custom trim, molding, and paint to match the interior environment. Commercial Acoustics has made tremendous progress with the customization of acoustic panels, particularly with custom color […]
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Apr
Apr
A common complaint that we receive at Commercial Acoustics is when Golf Clubhouse Acoustics are overly reverberant, allowing an excessive echo that disrupts patrons. Clubhouses have a wide range of acceptable reverb times, but they should never exceed 1.3 seconds, especially if amplified speech or speaking engagements are going to be used in the space. […]
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Apr
Apr
Commercial Acoustics was contacted by St Paul’s Episcopal school to solve their time-sensitive gym acoustics problem. Gymnasiums are fundamentally very reverberant spaces due to their hard, parallel surfaces and large volumes. Along with athletics, school gyms are often used as auditoriums and event spaces. This school in particular had scheduled an upcoming fundraising event that […]
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Jan
Jan
As is often the case, large clubhouses with reflective surfaces are particularly vulnerable to excessive reverberation. This is usually not noticed until after construction, leaving property managers to determine how to treat the issue. It’s often brought to management’s attention when the users of the clubhouse determine that it’s not acceptably treated to perform various […]
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Dec
Dec
Multi-purpose rooms, by definition, will have several use cases in which acoustic criteria are likely to vary. In some cases you may be looking to host a comfortable dining environment, while in others, you may have a networking event where people are encouraged to walk around and mingle. There may situations in which amplified sound […]
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Dec
Dec
The University of South Florida was building out a new laboratory and education center that required significant acoustic treatment. While the flooring was hard and reflective, the ceiling did have some absorptive ceiling tiles, with an NRC rating above 0.5. In order tor reduce reverberation in the space, the architect specified wall-to-wall acoustic panels. These […]