--- title: The Science of Comfort - Price Industries HVAC blog | Acoustic Panels description: Acoustic Panels | Price Industries is committed to innovation, science, technology, business integrity, first-class service, and dedication to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products to the non-residential HVAC market. --- ![PriceTraining\_Logo\_RGB-1](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png?width=303&height=58&name=PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png)   [![Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Priceindustries-March-2018/Images/Price_Logo_Blue.svg)](https://www.priceindustries.com/) The Science of ComfortTM ## The Science of Comfort Your Premier Source for All Things HVAC ## [The Sound of Silence](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-sound-of-silence) Posted by [Steven Thomasson](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/steven-thomasson) on October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![A chiller with a Price Acoustic Panel enclosure and an adjacent barrier wall](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/NC%20Blog%20Enclosure%20and%20Barrier%20Wall_FI.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-sound-of-silence) ## Engineered Acoustic Enclosures for Chillers Ever had a project stall because of unexpected noise complaints? Chillers may be the culprit. Noise is frequently overlooked in the design of mechanical equipment, only becoming a problem once the equipment is installed and the neighbors start complaining. If the local authorities find that a site has violated noise ordinances, the situation needs to be remedied quickly to avoid legal action. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-sound-of-silence) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-sound-of-silence#comments-listing) Topics: [Noise Control](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-control), [Acoustic Panels](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-panels), [HVAC Silencers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-silencers), [Pressure Drop](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/pressure-drop), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [CFD](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/cfd) ## [Acoustical Enclosure in Downtown Calgary](https://blog.priceindustries.com/acoustical-enclosure-in-downtown-calgary) Posted by [Mauricio Salinas](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/mauricio-salinas) on April 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Acoustical enclosure on the rooftop of a building in a congested downtown area](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/EHP-NC%20Blog%20Image%201.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/acoustical-enclosure-in-downtown-calgary) ## Bringing Design to Reality Back in 2022, a mixed-use building in the Downtown East Village neighborhood of Calgary, AB, managed by the Calgary Housing Corporation, was identified as violating the city’s noise bylaws due to excessive noise emitted by its air-conditioning condensers. To address the issue, the city had initially planned to purchase and relocate new low-noise variable refrigerant flow (VRF) condensers. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/acoustical-enclosure-in-downtown-calgary) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/acoustical-enclosure-in-downtown-calgary#comments-listing) Topics: [Acoustics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustics), [Noise Control](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-control), [Acoustic Louvers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-louvers), [Acoustic Panels](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-panels), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [Inside Price: Winnipeg Headquarters](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-winnipeg-headquarters) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on January 24, 2023 at 9:57 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![New sitting area with team members meeting](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/6N0A9129_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-winnipeg-headquarters) ## Renovated, Expanded Space Creates a Living Showroom We are continually adding talented individuals to the Price team, and in 2018 it was clear that our office space at our headquarters in Winnipeg, MB, was bursting at the seams. Team members were sharing offices, working in hallways and competing for meeting room space. Plans for the expansion of the [Golspie North production space](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-the-golspie-north-facility) were already underway, and it seemed like the perfect time to expand and renovate our offices. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-winnipeg-headquarters) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-winnipeg-headquarters#comments-listing) Topics: [Noise Control](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-control), [Acoustic Panels](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-panels), [GRD](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/grd), [Diffusers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/diffusers), [Displacement](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/displacement), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [Employees](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/employees), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Architecture](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/architecture), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments), [Filtration](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/filtration) ## [What Is an Acoustic Panel?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-acoustic-panel) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on October 25, 2022 at 9:25 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Modern boardroom with acoustic panels installed on wall](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1068705862-4500x3000retouch_v001_2.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-acoustic-panel) ## Controlling Unwanted Noise from the Source to the Receiver An acoustic panel is one of many names that describe a modular component used to block or absorb noise where it’s unwanted. Also known as a double-walled panel, sandwich panel, insulated panel, thermal panel, double-walled ductwork or plenum wall, this engineered building element contains or reduces sound energy at different stages along the path that sound travels from the source to the receiver. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-acoustic-panel) 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-acoustic-panel#comments-listing) Topics: [Acoustics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustics), [Noise Control](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-control), [Noise Solution](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-solution), [Background Noise](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/background-noise), [Sound Absorption](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/sound-absorption), [Acoustic Panels](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-panels), [Sound Masking](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/sound-masking), [Reverberation Time](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/reverberation-time), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Architecture](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/architecture) ## [Silence is Golden: Optimizing the Acoustic Environment](https://blog.priceindustries.com/optimizing-acoustic-environment) Posted by [Alex Michaud](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/alex-michaud) on June 14, 2019 at 10:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Mechanical\_Room\_v004after](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Mechanical_Room_v004after.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/optimizing-acoustic-environment)   Noise is the number one occupant complaint.   Research indicates that hospital patients and staff, hotel guests, and restaurant diners complain about noise more than anything else. Noise can impact occupants by lowering productivity and increasing stress levels. This “invisible” problem is loud and clear.   *Properly addressing all noise sources allows building occupants to be more comfortable and productive.* [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/optimizing-acoustic-environment) 5 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/optimizing-acoustic-environment#comments-listing) Topics: [Acoustics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustics), [Sound Transmission Class](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/sound-transmission-class), [Noise Control](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-control), [Noise Solution](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-solution), [Acoustic Louvers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-louvers), [Background Noise](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/background-noise), [Noise Criteria](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/noise-criteria), [Sound Absorption](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/sound-absorption), [Acoustic Panels](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/acoustic-panels), [LEED credits](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/leed-credits), [HVAC Silencers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-silencers), [Ceiling Attenuation Class](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/ceiling-attenuation-class), [Air Transfer Silencers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/air-transfer-silencers), [Sound Masking](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/sound-masking), [Speech Privacy](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/speech-privacy), [Reverberation Time](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/reverberation-time), [Duct Noise Reduction](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/duct-noise-reduction), [LEED for Schools](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/leed-for-schools), [LEED for Healthcare](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/leed-for-healthcare) [All posts](https://blog.priceindustries.com/all) ## At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it. 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