The Miami-Dade Police department reached out to Commercial Acoustics to provide soundproofing between interrogation rooms in their office. Numerous instances have occurred over the years when suspects or witnesses had been interviewed, and were able to hear adjacent conversations in the next door over police interview room. This can tarnish the interview, or worse yet, […]
Tag Archives: Industry – Commercial
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Mar
Mar
The biopharmaceutical company Pfizer recently began renovations to a new office space in the Heights Union Building in Tampa, FL. Once complete, the company will occupy 4 floors of the space, for a total of more than 100,000 square feet of private offices, collaboration rooms, conference rooms, open office and recreation space. . See Similar […]
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Jan
Jan
Office Renovation & Sound Masking System Replacement Duke Energy in downtown St. Petersburg was undergoing a major renovation to 3 of its 14 floors, where much of their office staff was located for the financial and back-office operations. The building houses about 1000 office personnel, and each floor already had an existing office white noise […]
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May
May
One of the main problems in in closed offices where walls do not go to deck, is the lack of speech privacy. In open office areas, the lack of walls can create distractions for those trying to work especially when it comes to background noise and conversation. How Sound Masking Works Sound Masking is not […]
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May
May
A Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) contracted Commercial Acoustics to install acoustic wall panels in one of their facilities. Speech intelligibility is critical in facilities such as TRACONs, because of the critical information that needs to be conveyed and understood. The air traffic controllers within the facility are responsible for guiding airplanes both taking off […]
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Nov
Nov
In 2017, the biotechnology company Amgen moved into their new 130,000 square foot office space in Tampa, FL. The company is now undertaking fit-out renovations within the existing space at ACC Tampa, so their 500 plus employees have more room to collaborate and continue to grow. When to Use Acoustic Fabric Wall The additional conference […]
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Jul
Jul
Commercial Acoustics has worked with multiple Sheriff’s Offices to help solve their sound issues. In this case, the Sheriff’s Office in Orange County was experiencing a lack of speech privacy between adjacent interrogation rooms. In order to solve this issue, our team came out to do some tests and decided the best option would be […]
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Jul
Jul
The 25th District Courthouse in Plaquemine’s Parish Louisiana was having difficulty with the unsatisfactory acoustic quality of their two large courtrooms. The primary concern was excessive reverberation in the space, making it difficult to hear judges, attorneys, and testimony. This greatly impacted the efficiency of legal proceedings during hearings and trials, so the courthouse was going […]
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Jul
Jul
After working with Keesee Architecture for the last few years and working with an AV specialist at Future Home Integration, Commercial Acoustics was contracted to install the sound masking system in Keesee Architecture’s new 11,000 square foot office space, which consisted of open and closed offices. Sound Masking in Open Office Settings When meeting with […]
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Mar
Mar
A little over a year ago, the Sazerac Company broke ground on construction for the Sazerac House – a new cocktail and liquor museum located at 500 Canal St in the heart of downtown New Orleans. Known to New Orleans natives as the inventor of the city’s flagship cocktail, the Sazerac Company has been in […]