Acoustics for the modern office: Flexible solutions for managing workplace noise (with real audio examples of reverberation times)

In today’s open-plan, agile workspaces, good acoustic design is essential. While these open-plan designs may promote collaboration and facilitate communication, they also come with increased noise and distractions. Tighter acoustic requirements result from the need to support quiet, focused work alongside team-based collaboration. In addition, there is the COVID-driven shift to more video conferencing, and a greater focus on employee comfort and wellbeing. Balancing acoustic comfort with workplace flexibility and aesthetics is the challenge presented to today’s designers and specifiers.

Acoustics for the Modern Office: Flexible solutions for managing workplace noise (with real audio examples of reverberation times) is an interactive whitepaper that examines why acoustics matter for today’s changing workplaces, and the key design considerations that will influence current and future projects. We explain what “bad” acoustics sounds like, and the importance of reverberation time in modern office environments. We discuss a holistic approach to acoustic design for office spaces and the disadvantages of traditional acoustic treatments. We present acoustic blinds and curtains as a design-first solution for office environments, and include a real-life case study on the impact of acoustic curtains in a commercial setting.

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Download this interactive whitepaper about acoustic design for modern office spaces and learn about what ‘bad’ acoustics sounds like with real audio examples of reverberation times.