When we began our design efforts for the new Air America Studios, we had to address four main issues: studio layout, accommodation of technical equipment, acoustic isolation and internal room ...

Ambient noise levels in some facility types are trending up and becoming a barrier to clear communication between building occupants. A 2005 study conducted by Ilene Busch-Vishniac, PhD, a dean and ...

Have you heard a great building lately? How someone experiences a building in these changing times relies on the experience of all their senses including their sense of hearing. As soon as someone or ...

Evaluate the basic principles and benefits of using a variety of acoustical treatments Recognize contemporary ceiling solutions available to meet design needs for today and tomorrow. Assess how ...

1. To optimize a space for speech intelligibility, designers should specify products such as fiberglass ceiling tiles that have a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of: A. Less than 0.5 B. Greater than ...

Imagine sitting in a café where the clatter of a fork hitting a plate across the room drowns out your conversation with the person sitting next to you. Have you ever worked in an open office filled ...

Back in 2017, architects laid out their dream design for the Space Needle’s $100 million renovation project, featuring a sleek, modernistic interior, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, glass benches and ...

Although most mass timber projects are hybrids of a sort—boasting a steel or concrete lateral system—Cincinnati Public Radio’s (CPR) new $32-million headquarters in Evanston is something of an anomaly ...

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 30, 2012) - ATCO Emissions Management (ATCO) has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a noise abatement solution for the Ferguson Replacement ...