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The 2 Missing Elements of Open Plan Offices: Privacy and Productivity

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

I used to work at a very large engineering firm that had the "cube farm" open plan office setup (which I referenced in a previous blog). The cubicles were arranged in work groups, and the groups were arranged by clients and market segments. From my desk, the groups to...

Sick of Loud and Noisy Patient Rooms? We Are Too.

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

You don't have to spend a lot of time in hospitals to find out that patients are sick of the noise in their rooms. Press Ganey surveys, current literature on the subject, and the unsolicited comments we receive while measuring sound levels in hospitals all confirm...

The Top Three Acoustical Solutions for Conference Rooms

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

Conference room acoustics are often overlooked in the design process, but they can quickly become a problem (and a high priority) once the room is put into use. Architects are great at designing aesthetically pleasing boardrooms and conference rooms, and when their...

Space Savers | Acoustical Engineering for Gymnatoriums and Cafetoriums

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

It certainly isn't a new idea... How do we maximize our space and minimize our cost without the loss of function? Surely this is the major driver behind ideas like the gymnatorium or the cafetorium. We've all seen them, most likely they were in the schools that we...

The Varying Acoustical Needs of Churches

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

Some acoustical environments are straightforward in purpose. A movie theatre, for example, needs to project the sound of the movie with precision and clarity to all seats in the house. Most acoustical environments, however, have varying needs which are dependent on...

My Scarlet Letter | Distractions in the Classroom

by ABD Engineering and Design | Acoustics

At Acoustics By Design we talk a lot about standards. Sometimes, the standards are hidden behind terms like design goals, baseline design, or even ordinances and specifications... But they are all standards. The reality is almost all aspects of our lives are governed...

The 2 Missing Elements of Open Plan Offices: Privacy and Productivity

Sick of Loud and Noisy Patient Rooms? We Are Too.

The Top Three Acoustical Solutions for Conference Rooms

Space Savers | Acoustical Engineering for Gymnatoriums and Cafetoriums

The Varying Acoustical Needs of Churches

My Scarlet Letter | Distractions in the Classroom

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