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Posted by Dustin Rodgers on May 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Exploring the Benefits of Displacement Ventilation in Schools

For years, studies have linked healthy environments in schools with improved educational outcomes for students. We’ve seen that indoor air quality has a major impact on health, performance and attendance and that quiet classrooms improve academic performance, reduce stress and encourage better behavior.

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Topics: Acoustics, Displacement, Thermal Comfort, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering, ASHRAE 62

What Are AHRI 880 and AHRI 885?

Posted by David Gologan on May 2, 2023 at 9:00 AM

A Look at These Standards and How They Impact Terminal Unit Acoustics

Sound-power and sound-pressure levels are used to catalog acoustical performance for terminal units. The sound performance of a terminal unit is crucial when considering the comfort of occupants within a space. For example, some places have an open-ceiling design and are well suited to quiet units to minimize distracting noises.

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Topics: Acoustics, Noise Criteria, Terminals, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering

What Is an Acoustic Panel?

Posted by Price Industries on October 25, 2022 at 9:25 AM

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.

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Topics: Acoustics, Noise Control, Noise Solution, Background Noise, Sound Absorption, Acoustic Panels, Sound Masking, Reverberation Time, Engineering, Design Engineering, Architecture

Introducing Assembly

Posted by Price Industries on February 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Warming Up While Staying Apart with Price Acoustic Panels

In collaboration with 701 Architecture Inc., our warming hut design for the arts and architecture competition is currently on the Centennial River Trail at the Forks in Winnipeg, MB.

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Topics: Acoustics, Noise Control, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering, Events, Architecture

Silence is Golden: Optimizing the Acoustic Environment

Posted by Alex Michaud on June 14, 2019 at 10:02 AM
 
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.
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Topics: Acoustics, Sound Transmission Class, Noise Control, Noise Solution, Acoustic Louvers, Background Noise, Noise Criteria, Sound Absorption, Acoustic Panels, LEED credits, HVAC Silencers, Ceiling Attenuation Class, Air Transfer Silencers, Sound Masking, Speech Privacy, Reverberation Time, Duct Noise Reduction, LEED for Schools, LEED for Healthcare

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