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To Achieve Good Acoustics, Start With Facts, Not Myths
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Building Operating Management
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September 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Trade Press Publishing Company Sep 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Acoustics and noise control are more complex matters than they might appear. How many building occupants know that the ceiling plays such an important role in noise control, for example? Most facility executives are familiar with the need for acoustical ceilings. But on other matters of sound control, even experienced facility executives can fall prey to myths.
Acting on those misconceptions can have serious consequences for the acoustical environment, making it more difficult to hear a speaker or leading to unnecessary distractions in an open office.
The following myths and misconceptions regarding acoustics are far from a comprehensive list. Rather, they are meant to suggest the wide ...
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