Tag Archives: Acoustics

Bjarke Ingels-designed New York school reimagines education

November 12, 2018

Celebrated architect Bjarke Ingels has completed designing WeGrow’s first school in New York City. The 929-m2 (10,000-sf) school in WeWork’s Chelsea headquarters is for children aged between three and nine.

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Controlling sound in exposed structure spaces

October 18, 2018

Current design trends often call for exposed structure spaces where there is no ceiling plenum and building service elements such as ductwork and piping are visible overhead.

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Pediatric mental health facility installs fusion-bonded ergonomic flooring

September 14, 2018

The specification of the design materials for the Virginia Treatment Center for Children (VTCC) required additional attention to safety, including the specification of ergonomic, hygienic flooring for in-patient rooms and the gymnasium. This pediatric mental health center is located within the campus of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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NAIMA survey reveals high use of recycled materials

September 13, 2018

The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has announced the results of a survey of its members’ use of pre- and post-consumer recycled materials for insulation and acoustical products in 2017.

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History lesson: improving acoustics with volume cavity resonators

September 5, 2018

Providing a good acoustical environment is critical to the well-being of people occupying interior spaces; especially for rooms having hard-surfaced, highly reflective enclosures.

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