SOUND MEETINGS? HOW TO CREATE IDEAL ACOUSTICS IN MEETING ROOMS
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M eet ing roo m s ar e i n m an y w ay s o n e of t he most i mpor t a nt r oom t y pe s i n t he mode r n of f i ce spa ce. T his t y p e o f r o o m h as a v ar i e ty of i mpor t a nt f unc t i ons whi c h a r e a l l f i r ml y de pe nda n t o n g oo d roo m ac o u s t i c s . E x c h an g e o f se nsi t i v e i nf or ma t i on, i mpor t a nt me e t i ng s, c onf e r e nce ca lls, pro jec t b r i e f i n g s e t c . ar e al l t y p i c a l a c t i vi t i e s t ha t t a ke pl a c e i n t he me e t i ng r oom a nd t herefore a h i g h d e g r e e o f s p e e c h i nt e l l i g i bi l i t y a nd l i st e ni ng c omf or t i s c r uc i a l f or user sa t isfa ct ion . M e e t i n g r o o m s w i th g o o d a c oust i c t r e a t me nt a r e a l so mor e l i ke l y t o be use d o n a reg ula r bas i s th u s o p ti m i z i n g th e p u r pose of t he t ot a l wor kspa c e . Goo d a cous t i c c o n d i ti o n s i n m e e t i n g r ooms e qua l s: • • •
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SPECIALIZED ACOUSTICS FOR MEETING ROOMS A PERFECTLY BALANCED SOUND ENVIRONMENT
WHY AKUART IS PERFECT FOR MEETING ROOMS AK UART is s p e c i f i c al l y d e s i g n e d to c r e a t e t he pe r f e c t sur r oundi ng s f or spe a ki ng a nd list ening b y c r e at i n g a b al an c e d s ound e nvi r onme nt a c c omoda t i ng t he huma n hea ring ra ng e . All AK UART p r o d u c t s ar e t e s te d ac c o r di ng t o Eur ope a n st a nda r ds by t hi r d pa r t y a co ust ic eng i n e e r s i n an ap p r o v e d sound e ng i ne e r i ng l a bor a t or y a t t he D a ni sh T echnolo g ica l U n i v e r s i t y . R e s u l ts s h o w t ha t i n a ve r a g e 95% of t he sound e ne r g y hit t ing AK UA R T p r o d u c ts i s ab s o r b e d i n t he f r e que nc y r a ng e 125-4000 Hz, whi c h i s t he essent ial f r e q u e n c y r an g e w h e n i t c ome s t o t he r a ng e of spe e c h.
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GUIDELINES TO GOOD SOUND IN MEETING ROOMS STARTING POINT Imp ro v ing t he a co u s ti c c o n d i ti o n s i n m e e t i ng r ooms i s a st r a i g ht f or wa r d pr oc e ss. Howe ve r , before star t ing t o define s o u n d s o l u ti o n s , i t i s i mpor t a nt t o f i r st l ook a t t he ov e r a l l sur r oundi ng s of th e m ee t ing roo m firs t, as i t u l ti m ate l y d e f i n e s how t o a ppr oa c h t he a c oust i c sol ut i on. The f ol l owi ng tw o exam ples a re t y pi c al s c e n ar i o s t h at e ac h n ee d t he i r own c our se of a c t i on: 1. Meet ing roo m s w i th e x i s t i n g ac o u s ti c c ei l i ng s 2. Meet ing roo m s w i th p o o r o r n o n - e x i s t i ng t r e a t me nt
1 MEETING ROOMS WITH AN ACOUSTIC CEILING Most meet ing ro o m s ar e e q u i p p e d w i th an a c oust i c c e i l i ng , t ha t pr ovi de s the ba sic a coust ic c o m f o r t. H o w e v e r , i n m a ny c a se s i t i s not e noug h si nc e h a rd v ert ica l surfac e s te n d t o am p l i f y th e s ound a nd c a use di st ur bi ng sound r eflect io ns bo unc i n g f r o m t h e w al l s . In th is scena rio it i s c r u c i al n o t t o u s e th i n a bsor be r s si nc e t hi n a bsor be r p rima rily wo rk in a h i g h f r e q u e n c y r an g e an d t he r e f or e l a c k e f f e c t i v e ne ss i n the m id- a nd lo we r f r e q u e n c i e s . To s uppo rt a hig h l e v e l o f s p e e c h i n t e l l i g i bi l i t y a nd a c oust i c c omf or t i n m ee t ing ro o ms, so u n d ab s o r p ti o n i n a b r o ad f r e que nc y r a ng e i s a must . Thi s r eq uires a minimu m o f 40 m m ab s o r b e r s . A posi t i ve e f f e c t of usi ng e f f e c t i v e ab so rbers is t ha t y o u n e e d l e s s am o u n t o f ma t e r i a l t o g e t a g ood r e sul t .
2 MEETING ROOMS WITH NO ACOUSTIC TREATMENT In meet ing ro o ms w i t h p o o r o r n o ac o u s t i c t re a t me nt t he sound e nvi r onme nt is oft en crit ica l a n d s e v e r e l y c h al l e n g e d . In this ca se y ou h av e n o o th e r o p ti o n s t h an t o c ov e r a s muc h a r e a of sound r eflect ing surfa ce s as p o s s i b l e w i t h ab s o rbe r s. The i de a l a ppr oa c h i s t o p la ce t he a bsorb e r s o n ad j ac e n t w al l s ( i f p ossi bl e ) t o t a ke c a r e of sound r eflect io ns a long an d ac r o s s t h e m e e ti n g r o om. In m eet ing roo m s w h e r e t h e b as i c ac o u s ti c c omf or t i s l a c ki ng , e f f e c t i ve sou nd a bso rpt io n i s a m u s t. T o c o n tr o l t h e sound e ne r g y, ma st e r a bsor pt i on c la ss A is needed t o m ax i m i z e t h e e f f e c t i n a br oa d f r e que nc y r a ng e . Thi s is c rucia l fo r opt i m i z i n g s p e e c h i n te l l i g i b i l i t y a nd l i st e ni ng c omf or t a s muc h as p ossible.
HOW TO DEFINE THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR DIFFERENT SCENARIOS In th e fo llo wing s c e n ar i o s w e g o th r o u g h t ypi c a l me e t i ng r oom se t t i ng s a nd how t o de f i ne t he righ t solu t io n fo r ea ch s c e n ar i o .
SCENARIO 1 THE IDEAL WAY TO PLACE SOUND ABSORPTION IN MEETING ROOMS The be s t w ay to im p rove sound c om fort in meet in g r o o ms is by placin g abso r ber s o n t wo adja cent wa ll sur fa ce s . B y pl acing ab sorb ers on ad jac ent wall su r f aces, st an din g so u n dwaves swin gin g alo n g a nd a cross th e room, are e ffec tively elim inated . This c reat es an aco u st ic zo n e, en capsu lat in g t h e ar ea o f t h e conference tabl e and i ts us e rs in ac oustic c om fort. 1. In me e ti ng room s with an ex isiting ac oust ic ceilin g t h e basic aco u st ic co mf o r t is in place. Th erefore you n e e d a s mal l e r amount of effec tive sound a bso r pt io n t h an in meet in g r o o ms wit h n o aco u st ic t r ea tment. In orde r to re ach th e m ost id eal solution, c over an ar ea appr o ximat ely equ al t o t h e len gt h o f t h e conference tabl e on one w al l surfac e and c over an area equ al t o t h e widt h o f t h e t able o n t h e o t h er wall surfa ce. The abso rpti on i s to b e p lac ed at a natural heigh t t h u s abso r bin g as mu ch o f t h e dir ect speech as possible. 2. In me e ti ng roo m s with no ac oustic treatmen t a lar ger amo u n t o f so u n d abso r pt io n is n eeded. Therefore you ne e d to cov er as m uc h of the ad jac ent wall su r f aces as po ssible t o get t h at balan ced and plea sa nt sou nd e nv i ronment.
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SCENARIO 2 HOW TO PLACE SOUND ABSORPTION IN MEETING ROOMS WITH ONLY ONE FREE WALL SURFACE In me e ti ng rooms with only one availab le wall su r f ace f o r placin g so u n d abso r pt io n , t h e ideal a pproa ch pr e tty much provid es itself as you only have o n e wall su r f ace available f o r aco u st ic t r eat men t . 1. In me e ti ng room s with an ac oustic c eilin g t h e basic aco u st ic co mf o r t is in place an d yo u n eed a sma ller amo unt of acous tic m aterial. Cover an area appr o ximat ely equ al t o t h e len gt h o f t h e co n f er en ce ta ble a nd m ak e s ure that th e ab sorp tion is p lac ed at a n at u r al h eigh t abso r bin g as mu ch dir ect speech a s possible. 2. In me e ti ng roo m s with no ac oustic treatmen t t h e so u n d en vir o n men t t en ds t o be h ar d an d unplea sa nt. You ne e d to cov er as m uc h of the wall surface as po ssible wit h abso r pt io n t o o pt imize speech intelligibility and the acous ti c c om fort.
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SCENARIO 3 HOW TO INTEGRATE SOUND ABSORPTION IN MEETING ROOMS WITH UNAVAILABLE WALL SPACE In me e ti ng room s with unavailab le wall su r f aces f o r aco u st ic t r eat men t , it is st ill po ssible to im prov e the acoustic c ond itions, b eing that mo st meet in g r o o ms h ave a mo n it o r o ccu pyin g one wal l s urface . By i n tegrating the AV c onferen ce mo n it o r wit h an AKUAR T wall abso r ber yo u st ill h a ve a wa y to opti mi z e the sound environm ent sign if ican t ly. In thi s s ce nari o y ou need to c over as m uc h o f t h e wall su r f ace as po ssible if t h e su r r o u n din g su r f aces widel y cons i s t of hard m aterials as glass, c on cr et e o r plast er walls. R egar dless o f h avin g t h e basic acous ti c comfort in p lac e, this sc enario non et h eless t en ds t o h ave a po o r so u n d en vir o n men t if the m ajo ri ty of s urfaces c onsist of hard m aterials.
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SCENARIO 4 HOW TO PLACE SOUND ABSORBERS IN MEETING ROOMS WITH GLASS WALLS In m e e ti ng room s m ainly c onsisting of glass walls, it is st ill po ssible t o impr o ve t h e aco u st ic con di ti ons by s usp end ing sound ab sorb ing pan els in wir es in f r o n t o f t h e glass su r f aces. If possi bl e s us pe nd the p anels in front of two adjacen t glass walls. Th is will ef f ect ively t ake car e of h or i z ontal s ound waves swinging along and acr o ss t h e meet in g r o o m. In thi s s ce nari o i t is nec essary to c over a subst an t ial ar ea o f t h e glass su r f aces t o en su r e a go od acous ti c e nv i ronment.
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Framed acoustic image
Core material: 40 mm high-density glass wool Canvas:
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Mounted with wall brackets
Absorption:
Class A
Absorbency:
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SPECIFICATIONS Product:
Suspended acoustic panel
Core material: 40 mm high-density glass wool Canvas:
Detachable - Polyester mixture
Frame:
60 mm aluminum profile
Weight:
5,6 kg pr. m 2
Mounting:
Mounted with wires
Absorption:
Class A
Absorbency:
αw = 0.95
F RAME COLOU R / F IN ISH WHITE RAL 9016 Gloss 30 % GREY RAL 7040 Gloss 30 %
BLACK RAL 9005 Gloss 05 % CUSTOM COLORS All colors from RAL chart
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