Addressing operable partition acoustical considerations helps ensure the success of a flexible space. With facility needs evolving, the demand for easily reconfigurable spaces continues to increase. Operable partitions allow the temporary subdivision...
Published: July 20, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
10. Isolate any equipment that moves. No one likes to feel the floor moving under their feet whether it is caused by an earthquake or because that pump next door just kicked on.
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Published: June 12, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
Noise control in sensitive areas must be considered when designing a space requiring privacy and security. Hospitals and clinics, government buildings, and even private offices all deserve this consideration. This article discusses noise control techniques...
Published: May 8, 2018
Categories: Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
The National Institutes of Health indicates that nearly 20% of adults in the United States have some trouble hearing. Nearly 30 million adults have hearing loss severe enough to benefit from hearing aids! Although hearing assistance systems can benefit...
Published: April 28, 2018
Categories: General, Noise Control
Answering questions about acoustics and audio-visual systems is one of the things that we at AVANT ACOUSTICS love to do! We would like to share a few answers to acoustical questions that come up rather often. If you have any questions, please pick up...
Published: March 28, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting
If you have ever heard a speaker, teacher, or public announcement that sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher, you know the importance of speech intelligibility. It is essential for a speaker’s message to reach its audience, for a teacher's class to...
Published: February 27, 2018
Categories: Acoustical Consulting
Digital mixing consoles allow us to digitize analog audio signals to combine, process, and transport audio like never before, and at a price point that has made them attainable on any budget. They have quickly replaced the old analog consoles of many...
Published: January 31, 2018
Categories: AV System Design, Tips & Tricks
Acoustical barriers can reduce noise from outside sources, such as roadways and railways, or from mechanical equipment, such as HVAC systems or vacuums. The following guide will discuss the requirements for effective sound barriers.
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Published: December 12, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
Mechanical noise control helps keep a facility's HVAC systems and equipment from creating acoustically undesirable environments. While each project offers unique sound-related challenges, we're happy to provide some tips that apply to many spaces.
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Published: October 31, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Noise Control, Tips & Tricks
Did you know one of the most common complaints of employees in open office areas is poor acoustics and a lack of speech privacy? Good open office acoustics are closely tied to productivity and comfort. Furthermore, a lack of speech privacy increases the...
Published: August 23, 2017
Categories: Acoustical Consulting, Tips & Tricks
AVANT ACOUSTICS, LLC
Lenexa, KS
Denver Office
1536 Ogden Street
Denver, Colorado 80218
303-455-1900
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