Tag Archives: Acoustics

Designing stone wool ceiling assemblies

August 1, 2014

Stone wool’s various attributes are making the material attractive for use in suspended ceilings in educational, office, and healthcare projects. This article touches on such assemblies’ acoustics, air quality and light reflection impacts, along with information about fire performance, humidity, and dimensional stability.

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Improving Floor/Ceiling Sound Control in Multifamily Projects: Sound testing practices

June 24, 2014

The sound transmission class (STC) and impact insulation class (IIC) are ASTM-derived single number ratings that try to quantify how much sound a stopped by partition being tested. Laboratory testing involves an ideal setting for the floor/ceiling assembly.

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Improving floor/ceiling sound control in multifamily projects

June 24, 2014

Demand for better floor/ceiling acoustics in multifamily construction has been spurred by consumer desires, new guidelines from code bodies, and stricter enforcement of existing codes. This article reviews important new guidelines, delving into how construction manufacturers have created new products or enhanced existing ones.

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Shapes and Sounds: Designing concert halls with curves

June 24, 2014

Using curved surfaces in performing arts facilities can diffuse sound and create distinctive appearances; the wide variety of options—may made available through use of modeling technologies and cold-formed steel (CFS)—means a wide palette of dramatically different visual results.

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Choosing a rubber floor for aesthetics and performance

March 11, 2014

Functionality is the ultimate goal for athletic flooring. High-performance assemblies can provide durability, shock absorption, acoustics, and aesthetics. Now produced from recycled tires, rubber is a high-performance, sustainable material often specified for this application.

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