Five Ways to Bring Down the Noise
Our broad portfolio of acoustical ceiling and wall solutions includes materials, shapes, colors, and forms designed to help you create quieter spaces. Check out five ways to Bring Down the Noise.
For areas that need to support concentration one moment, collaboration the next – in support of ever-changing work styles – we offer TOTAL ACOUSTICS Ceiling Systems.
Need: Wall-to-wall ceilings that enable both collaboration or concentration in open and closed plan spaces.
Get noise control and design flexibility with sizes, shapes, and materials to create quiet spaces.
Acoustics: NRC/CAC Combination (Absorb & Block Sound)
| NRC | CAC | |
| Best | 0.80+ | 35+ |
| Better | 0.70+ | 35+ |
| Good | 0.60+ | 35+ |
With today's need for confidentiality and speech privacy, there’s CALLA PRIVASSURE panels with high CAC to enable balanced acoustical design for closed plan areas.
Need: Protect confidential conversations in closed plan spaces with partial-height, demountable, or full-height walls with unsealed penetrations.
Acoustics: (Field-finished, installed product)
- Only mineral fiber ceiling panel to ensure highest level of sound blocking; CAC 45-50 and up to NRC 0.80
For areas where you want a monolithic, drywall look and acoustical performance our ACOUSTIBUILT Seamless Acoustical Ceiling Systems give you the best of both worlds.
Need: Drywall-look for noisy spaces.
Acoustics: (Field-finished, installed product)
- Absorbs 70% of the sound that strikes it (NRC 0.70)
- High sound blocking (CAC 48)
Noise control is a challenge in commercial spaces that feature an open ceiling. Our Exposed Structure portfolio offers a wide variety of acoustical solutions made to blend in, or stand out, in a way that complements your design.
Need: Reduce noise in industrial-look spaces. Hundreds of shapes, forms, and installation options:
- Direct-to-structure panels for ceilings and walls
- Options for truss and I-beam installation
- Blades & Baffles; Clouds & Canopies
- Solutions can be a design element or disappear into the plenum
Acoustics: All options absorb sound.
- Variety of flat panels with different textures/visuals that absorb up to 90% of the sound that strikes them (material/installation dependent)
- Blades, Baffles, Clouds, and Canopies absorb sound from all sides and can achieve reverberation time reductions similar to that of a wall-to-wall ceiling
- Reverberation calculations to help you get the right coverage
Our new FELTWORKS Blades and Panels quiet spaces while adding warmth to interiors.
Need: Quiet spaces and redefine the visual plane while adding warmth to interior spaces.
Acoustics:
- Blades absorb up to 70% of the sound that strikes them
- NRC up to 0.90 for flat panels (installation dependent)
- Reverberation calculations can help you get the right coverage of blades or panels
Videos
Exposed Structure - Highlights
Bring Down the Noise in Exposed Structure Spaces with a broad portfolio of options!
PrivAssure - Highlights
CALLA with PRIVASSURE helps Bring Down the Noise and ensure confidentiality.
AcoustiBuilt - Highlights
Say goodbye to noisy drywall and get excellent acoustic performance.
Lyra - Highlights
Smooth-textured LYRA PB ceiling systems provide a seamless visual in an accessible ceiling system with Vector edges.
AcoustiBuilt Seamless Acoustical Ceiling Systems
Watch Julian Treasure explain how AcoustiBuilt Seamless Acoustical Ceilings Systems combines the smooth monolithic drywall look with excellent acoustical performance.
Bring Down the Noise - Open Spaces
What's the best acoustical solution for an Exposed Structure?
Bring Down the Noise - What is Sabin?
How do you measure sound absorption in spaces with no ceiling?
Bring Down the Noise - What is Reverberation Time?
Design for acoustics. Learn how to control reverberation time to provide acoustic comfort.
Bring Down the Noise - What is NRC?
How do you measure sound absorption?
Bring Down the Noise - Reverberation Time Report
A custom reverberation report can help you design with the right amount of acoustic control.
Bring Down the Noise - Exposed Structure Acoustical Solutions
Learn how to Bring Down the Noise and address acoustic problems in spaces that have no ceilings.
Passionate About Sound - No Earlids
Watch as Julian Treasure describes the cognitive effects of sound on humans and learn how Armstrong TOTAL ACOUSTICS ceilings can help you provide the right combination of sound absorption and blocking for any space.
Sound Level Meter App
Record and measure the sound in your space, then see how it compares to recommended levels for similar spaces. Tested and calibrated, the app will help you bring down the level of noise in your space for optimum occupant satisfaction.
