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Sound Level Sensors
Smart Sound Level Sensors The SmartSMS sound masking system is equipped with an adaptive adjustment system. The ambient noise in a zone is measured and the masking sound level is adjusted based on this measurement. The SMS-SEN Sound Level Sensor measures the ambient noise level in a zone. The noise sensor is installed through a […]
Quiet Floor Installation
Quiet Floor™ Underlayment is approved for use in ceramic tile floor and glue-down or nail-down engineered hardwood and harwood floor applications. Underlayment is recommended for Type II ceramic installations only. Do not use in shower pan applications or areas exposed to excessive moisture. Underlayment is recommended for ceramic, porcelain, and most natural stone floor tile […]
Quiet Floor Acoustical Tests
Sound Transmission Test — Ceramic Tiles over Quiet Floor Impact Sound Transmission Test — Ceramic Tiles over Quiet Floor Field Impact Sound Transmission Test — Armstrong Laminate Flooring over Quiet Floor on 8? Concrete Slab Field Impact Sound Transmission Test — 3/8″ Thick Engineered Tongue & Groove Wood Glued to Quiet Floor Glued to 8″ Concrete Slab Sound Transmission […]
Acousti-Lead™ Sound Barrier
Sound Barrier Sheet Effective Noise Plenum Barrier Pliable-Ease of Handling Easy to Install Machinery Noise Barriers For those seeking to enhance their environments by reducing noise pollution, sound barrier sheets like Acousti-Lead™ offer a versatile solution. This material is designed for sound absorption and sound blocking, making it an ideal choice for applications where sound […]
Portable Acoustical Enclosures and Screens
Portable Acoustical Enclosures and Screens Quilted Curtain S.T.O.P. portable acoustical enclosures and screens create an acoustic barrier for noise reduction wherever you need it. This cost-effective and versatile solution is water and chemical-resistant for whatever situation arises. Utilize these quilted covers for commercial machinery applications or to create an impromptu room for interviewing or quiet. […]
Fabric Wrapped Panel Photos
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Retrofitting A Noisy Classroom
The most important task in correcting a poorly-performing listening environment is identifying the nature of the problem. Noise can be controlled at its source, along its path, or at the receiver; for classrooms, only the first two choices are available, since the receiver choice implies earplugs. Most remedial work will occur along the sound path, […]
A Checklist for Classroom Acoustics
Although adult listeners can’t really model the true difficulty of the listening task for children – kids who are just learning language and reading skills need higher speech intelligibility values than do adults – parents who are concerned about the environment their children are learning in can take some simple steps to determine if a classroom may […]
Counting the Costs of Noisy vs. Quiet Classrooms
Only 10% of a school system budget is expended on school facility design and construction. These are capital costs, one-time expenditures for a facility with a lifetime of thirty or more years during which time the school will serve thousands of students with a wide range of needs. The remaining 90% of the school system […]
Will Our New Classrooms Meet The Standard?
When your school system is planning a new school, ask to brief the building committee on the importance of good classroom acoustics. Share resource materials and research findings and show the short video developed by the Access Board. Demonstrate that achieving good acoustics is most cost-effective in new construction (see Listening for Learning 3: Counting the […]