• Corporate ,
• Tags: increase productivity, noisy office, office, open concept office, productivity, productivity fails, sound masking
• 20 Aug

So… what do you see killing the productivity in your office? There are many, many things that can tank office productivity. One of the big ones that many (especially with open concept offices) complain about, is NOISE. Constant noise will not only affect mood (which, will definitely affect your productivity), but it also serves as

• Corporate ,
• Tags: noisy office, quieter office, reduce office noise, sound masking, sound reduction, soundproofing
• 23 Jul

The open office plan has companies getting creative with how they keep the noise down. Some use headphones to combat the noise in an open office plan, while other companies are turning to different technologies to help diffuse the noise. Either way, it’s not difficult to find stats on how “The lack of of sound

• Corporate ,
• 23 Jul

Could your office need sound masking? It’s easy to take a good guess from the name, but just what is sound masking? Simply described, it’s “the process of adding background sound through speakers installed in the ceiling or strategically placed acoustical fabrics to reduce noise distractions, protect speech privacy, and increase employee comfort and satisfaction

• Corporate ,
• 18 Apr

Open office plans don’t seem to be working… In one Inc.com article, aptly titled Open-Plan Offices Kill Productivity, According to Science, the author even states that “Most people would rather work at home and or tolerate angry stares from the other patrons in a coffee shop (should one need to make a call) than try to

• Corporate , Technology ,
• 30 Mar

Technology for a Quieter America “Many tools for designing and developing quieter products have become available in the past few decades, driven largely by increases in computational power and reductions in computational costs. Even so, access to new tools is as uneven as the allocation of resources; corporate budgets for capital equipment are generally tight

• Corporate ,
• 30 Mar

Why You Might Need Sound Masking “Noise is a common office complaint.  Facilities that require sound treatment frequently look to sound masking systems that have been designed to emit low-level, structured white noise through in-ceiling speakers via direct-field technology.  The benefits of systems are that they can be zoned to treat specific problem areas and

• Corporate , General ,
• 30 Mar

Corporate/office sound issues: Unwanted noise in open-plan interiors can influence worker productivity, employee morale, corporate profits. Enclosed private offices clearly outperformed open-plan layouts in most aspects of IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality), particularly in acoustics, privacy and the proxemics issues. Benefits of enhanced ‘ease of interaction’ were smaller than the penalties of increased noise level and