As population growth, sustainable design, urban planning imperatives and work-at-home trends combine to produce higher residential densities and occupancy hours in cities, residents' concern for ...

One of the downsides of contemporary office design has been the unforeseen effects of noise, poor acoustic control and lack of privacy that can affect productivity in the workplace. Modern office ...

The science of acoustical control (the controlling of sound waves) for any given room brings with it a multitude of challenges and applicable solutions. Sound waves being invisible presents even ...

When you think of an acoustical material, what comes to mind? Maybe some kind of dark gray foam glued to a wall? Perhaps orange shag carpeting? Or how about those square-foot white, perforated wall ...

Draper EchoControl is available on both motorized and manual shades and has a Noise Reduction Coefficient of 0.60. Sound bouncing off hard surfaces, such as acoustically challenging windows, isn’t the ...

Acoustics is the branch of science that studies the propagation of sound and vibrational waves. Audible acoustic waves are ubiquitous in our everyday experience: they form the basis of verbal human ...

Spiral ducts are common in today’s commercial settings. They offer a myriad of benefits ranging from longer duct runs to reduced leakage because they have fewer joints. Additionally, many architects ...