Project Overview: Tai Chi Fitness Studio Acoustic Treatment The Taoist Tai Chi Society’s new facility in Dunedin, FL serves as a global gathering place for students and instructors practicing the internal arts. With over 20,000 square feet of open space and concrete flooring throughout, the newly built fitness studio was visually impressive—but acoustically problematic. From […]
Tag Archives: Absorption Case Study
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Project Overview: Acoustic Art Panels for a Modern Workplace CAN Community Health is a not-for-profit organization operating 34 offices across Florida and South Carolina, providing inclusive medical and social services. Their new Sarasota headquarters presented a design challenge common in modern workspaces—large open areas with concrete floors, glass walls, and metal ceilings that amplified sound […]
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Project Overview: Zasu Restaurant & Custom Color Acoustic Panels Zasu’s intimate dining room was experiencing the classic “small, lively space” problem—hardwood flooring, painted drywall, and a hard ceiling that amplified clatter, conversations, and glassware noise. Staff fatigue and table-to-table spillover were increasing as service picked up, especially at peak hours. The owner wanted a measurable […]
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Project Overview: Custom Acoustic Panels for a Luxury Clubhouse The Concession Golf Club is a premier destination in Bradenton, Florida, known for its championship course and refined clubhouse experience. Yet like many beautiful dining spaces with tall ceilings and hard surfaces, the main room struggled with excessive echo that made conversation difficult during peak service […]
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Project Overview: Echo Reduction for a School Gymnasium St. Paul’s Episcopal School in New Orleans contacted Commercial Acoustics with an urgent problem: excessive echo in their gymnasium. Like many school gyms, the space doubled as both an athletic facility and a performance venue. With a high-profile fundraiser and brass band concert just weeks away, the […]
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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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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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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 […]
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The Georgia Public Broadcast Studio has been expanding their broadcast capabilities and required three additional recording studios to meet their capacity needs. During the expansion the team reached out to Commercial Acoustics to provide acoustic treatments in the recording rooms. After an independent acoustic consultant determined the thickness and area of the acoustic treatment needed, […]
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This performing arts theater in South Florida required significant acoustic treatment after it was noticed that many of the attendees were unable to clearly hear the bands when playing. While this had already been an issue for some time, it was exacerbate when the carpet was removed for lower-pile carpet during a recent renovation. Located […]