Tag: C2010.80–Acoustical Wall Treatment

Role of sound in shaping user experience in commercial architecture

January 19, 2024

As more architects and interior designers make acoustic attenuation a regular part of the building design process, sound absorption tends to get all the focus. However, absorption is not always the goal. Performance spaces, lecture halls, recording studios, and other commercial applications often require more sophisticated acoustic management.

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.

Using Acoustic Design for a Distraction-free Environment

June 7, 2018

It is intuitive the acoustical environment plays a key role in the wellness, education, and productivity of building occupants. Sound is all around, and the acoustical environment impacts everyone, whether consciously or not.

Evolution of sound masking in closed rooms

April 27, 2018

Typing the word “privacy” into a search engine yields a lengthy stream of entries describing the many ways in which privacy can be violated, including reports of hackers acquiring credit card information, law enforcement agencies mining social networking sites, and voice-activated electronics with the ability to eavesdrop on their owners.

Illuminating design for the visually impaired

January 4, 2018

San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a 115-year-old social services organization serving people who are blind or have low vision. In designing the organization’s new headquarters, the architects at Mark Cavagnero Associates had the opportunity to reimagine their usual design process and rethink how to create beautiful spaces focusing on all senses.

When to use resilient channel

January 3, 2017

Resilient channel has been on the market for more than 50 years, but it seems not everyone has a clear idea of when it can be used to solve sound transmission issues in wall and floor/ceiling assemblies.

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Tag: C2010.80–Acoustical Wall Treatment

Role of sound in shaping user experience in commercial architecture

History lesson: improving acoustics with volume cavity resonators

Using Acoustic Design for a Distraction-free Environment

Evolution of sound masking in closed rooms

Illuminating design for the visually impaired

When to use resilient channel

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Tag: C2010.80–Acoustical Wall Treatment

Role of sound in shaping user experience in commercial architecture

History lesson: improving acoustics with volume cavity resonators

Using Acoustic Design for a Distraction-free Environment

Evolution of sound masking in closed rooms

Illuminating design for the visually impaired

When to use resilient channel

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