The rooms people ask about most.
Each of these explains what is actually going on, works a typical example right through, and gives you every route to fixing it with the areas involved. Then you can do the same for your own room.
Echo in a church hall
Why church halls echo, what it costs you, and how much absorption a typical hall needs — with areas, vendor-neutral. Check your own hall in sixty seconds.
Read it →A restaurant nobody can talk in
Why hard-surfaced restaurants get unbearably loud, what it costs in covers, and how much absorption a typical dining room needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A sports hall you cannot teach in
Why sports halls echo so badly, what it does to PE lessons and staff voices, and how much absorption a typical hall needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A classroom nobody can concentrate in
Why classrooms echo, what it does to attainment and teacher voices, and how much absorption a typical classroom needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →An open-plan office nobody can take a call in
Why open-plan offices get impossibly loud, what it costs in focus and calls, and how much absorption a typical floor needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A hotel lobby you can't check in at
Why hotel lobbies and bars get uncomfortably loud, what it costs in reviews, and how much absorption a typical space needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A waiting room where nobody feels comfortable
Why hard-surfaced waiting rooms feel harsh and carry sound too far, and how much absorption a typical room needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A shop floor where staff can't hear customers
Why big hard-floored retail units get loud enough to hurt trade, and how much absorption a typical store needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
Read it →A co-working space nobody can take a call in
Why co-working spaces with exposed brick and concrete get impossibly loud, and how much absorption a typical floor needs. Check yours in sixty seconds.
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