Effects of AcousticsCAUSES, EFFECTS & SOLUTIONS OF INDOOR ACOUSTICS

Causes of Poor Acoustics•Hard Surfaces•Ceiling Height/Depth•Multiple Noise Sources

Hard Surfaces• Hard surfaces on some of your furniture,

equipment and office area reflects acoustics back into your surroundings.

• The acoustics that reflect off the hard surfaces have a prolonged reverberation time, meaning the sound will be heard much longer.

• Acoustics won’t bounce off soft surfaces, as soft surfaces tend to have more chance of absorbing sound due to having smaller particles that create more openings for sound to pass.

Ceiling Height Depth• Depending if you have a high ceiling, poor acoustics exist when they have to travel further in the air due to the ceiling being quite high. • Sound gets trapped in the ‘dead space’ above your head, causing the sound to have reverberation times and makes it longer for the sound to become unheard.

Multiple Noise Sources • Noise sources can appear from anywhere in the

office. Whether it be another person’s conversation or the sound of the printer/photocopier in the background can always be a distracting factor. • Kjellberg believes ‘it is easier to habituate to

constant noise than variable noise’. Meaning that external factors noise effect our levels of productivity. • It is also human nature to be alert whenever we

hear something. Zhao believes that if noise is an overriding factor in the office environment this can lead to lead to poor employee satisfaction and lower morale.

Solutions to Poor Acoustics• ACOUSTIC PODS• SENNHEISER PRODUCTS• ACOUSTIC SCREENS

Acoustic PodsACOUSTIC PODS HELPS INSULATE EXTERNAL SOUND AND KEEP CONVERSATIONS PRIVATE

Acoustic Pods are great escape from the office environment. They block out all noise from the outside, allowing you to work in peace.

Acoustic Pods are very multi-functional and can be used for various uses. Whether you want to work alone or host meetings, acoustic pods are great as they don’t allow you to become disturbed.

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Sennheiser ProductsWE OFFER SENNHEISER PRODUCTS THAT BLOCK OUT OUTSIDE NOISES FOR AN EASIER CALLER EXPERIENCE

This is key for gaining the most out of a professional or casual conversation. Sennheiser’s SC 360 optimises your speech efficiency to the receiver whilst also cancelling out the noise from the office environment.

Sennheiser create many quality products for enhancing your speech in conversations. But Sennheisers SC 630 helps block out all the irritating background noise when in conversation.

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Acoustic Screens USE ACOUSTIC PANNELS/WALLS TO PREVENT SOUND WHILST YOU WORK

Acoustic screens can provide you with a way of blocking and absorbing noise in a working office. Whilst blocking and absorbing noise, they also can provide privacy for workers and are known to help increase productivity.

Acoustic screens are also able to aid speech privacy by reducing the amount of noise transmitted. There is a variety of screens available, ranging in size and colour.

Contact usWE PROVIDE A RANGE OF ACOUSTIC PODS & WALLS, SENNHEISER HEADSETS & MUCH MORE OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT