Stone wool ceiling systems improves acoustics at Kansas high school

October 15, 2019

Salina Central High School in Salina, Kansas, has completed its expansion and renovation project. New ceiling systems were installed throughout the 5574-m2 (60,000-sf) space to blend new construction with renovated areas.

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The acoustics of façades

October 10, 2019

An important function of the building envelope is noise mitigation. Mixed-use buildings offer the benefit of social activities adjacent to habitable units, but spaces such as restaurants and bars will often operate late into the night, and require the ability to generate higher noise levels.

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Acoustics of education facilities: Rooms for speech, focus, activity, or music

October 9, 2019

The first step in the acoustic planning process is to categorize each room by its core function as one for speech, focus, activity, or music.

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Metal tiles create colorful addition to Minnesota airport

October 7, 2019

Miller Dunwiddie Architecture uses metal tiles to create a visual highlight in between runway locations at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota.

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The benefits of a self-adhered, modified bitumen roof system

October 3, 2019

by Abby Feinstein

Facing labor shortages and the need to maximize profit, commercial roofing contractors have had to find new ways to move efficiently from one project to the next. While industry-valued as durable protection, traditional bituminous low-slope roofing installation methods utilizing mopped asphalt or torch welding come with...

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Flexible acoustical systems light up the workspace

October 3, 2019

The recent prevalence of open offices, including address-free workstations and collaboration spaces, is a response to the need to accommodate an increasingly transient workforce.

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When numbers lie: Interpreting IIC ratings for flooring underlayment performance

October 2, 2019

Although it may seem like a small part of the project, correctly understanding impact insulation class/sound transmission class (IIC/STC) ratings as well as choosing acoustical underlayments can have an immense effect on the lifetime profitability of a project and value of repeat clients and customers.

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New Jersey warehouse reduces energy costs with new lighting system

September 30, 2019

Veeco Services, a logistics provider based in North Bergen, New Jersey, has a 57,135-m2 (615,000-sf) warehouse space. The building was retrofitted with a new lighting system with wireless controls as there were a variety of challenges with the warehouse lighting.

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Designing offices for nonprofits: Matching mission with workspace

September 27, 2019

Spacesmith’s design for Part of the Solution (POTS) office in Bronx, New York, includes a full-service kitchen and dining area, food pantry, counselling offices, a clothing exchange, showers, a barber shop, and medical suites.

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The triple threat: Precision, performance, and beauty for entryways

September 26, 2019

When designing building entryways, especially highly visible and heavily trafficked ones, architects and specifiers must successfully achieve precision, performance, and beauty (the triple threat) simultaneously.

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