News & Editorials
Acoustic Wallpaper?
Last year, I was asked by a client if they could improve the deficient sound isolation between their hotel rooms by installing an acoustic wall paper.
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Noise Control for Inpatient Nursing Units
When answering Press Ganey, HCAP, and other surveys, patients regularly grade hospitals poorly on the question of noise in and near patient rooms. Analysis of historical data has shown noise levels in and near patient rooms steadily increasing over the past decades. Many hospitals have taken notice and are attempting to reduce noise levels, both in their existing facilities and when designing new facilities.
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Too loud to eat?! – The need for restaurant noise control
I have never been in a restaurant where it was too loud to eat. If I’m hungry enough, I can eat most anything, most anywhere – except plain cooked spinach. My wife and I recently tried a restaurant that opened in our neighborhood. It had a large scale train chugging along on tracks above diners, stopping at intervals to sound its incredibly loud whistle. The restaurant was busy. Diners were noisy. Music was loud in order to be heard over the other noises. Was it all too loud?
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NICU Noise Reduction and Sound Absorbing Finishes
Noise levels in the Neonatal or Newborn Intensive Care Units of many hospitals are considered to be excessive. In some facilities, the sound levels are greatly in excess of the recommended levels. The highest nursery sound levels are typically found in crowded, multi-bed, Level III NICU’s.
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Speech Privacy for Psychiatric Offices
You and your spouse have been sitting comfortably in your psychiatrist’s office, uncomfortably discussing the details of your marriage. You’ve been aware of someone talking in the adjacent psychiatric office, but only as a mumbling. Until now it wasn’t distracting. The loud, emotional person's words have become easily audible and awkward; not just because you can understand what he is saying, but because you recognize that it is the voice of a work colleague!
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