If your workplace uses acoustic treatments, but occupants can still hear conversations and a slew of other unwanted noises, you might conclude that those treatments have failed. However, there can be ...
Tackling acoustic problems is challenging for many organizations. How do you know if you have issues with speech privacy and noise control? What should you do about it? When should you implement solut...
If you’ve started working in a completely open, partition-free workspace (aka “the new open plan” though it bears an eerie resemblance to 1920s offices), you’ve no doubt also begun to experience its p...
(Many thanks to NOVA’s Kate Becker for the title to this post...) By now, you’ve no doubt heard the news that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational wave...
Clients sometimes ask if they can install sound masking in a particular area within their facility. Usually, it’s due to a concern about an acoustical issue that’s more obvious – for example, an occup...
It’s with excitement (and, admittedly, a slight pang of nostalgia) that we announced the discontinuation of our AccuMask Sound Masking System today – and, with it, the end of our involvement with the ...
Last week, Healthcare Design and Contract magazines – in Partnership with the Center for Health Design – announced the winners of The Nightingale Awards from the 2015 Healthcare Design Conference (HCD...
I recently attended a tradeshow and was surprised to meet a number of building professionals who didn’t realize that a sound masking system must be properly adjusted for each facility. Unfortunately, ...
In her well-researched exploration of the effects of the open office on workplace privacy and productivity (“The Open-Office Trap,” The New Yorker, January 7, 2014), Maria Konnikova points out that th...
If you've stayed overnight in a hospital, you can probably recall how noise affected your experience. Whatever the sources – chirping alarms, nurses going about their tasks, neighboring patients’ conv...