If you are considering implementing a sound masking system for your workplace, we hope that you will consider ADI Acoustics for the job. However, if you want to look at multiple sources, we humbly offer a few ideas on how to assess differing systems and providers. Are you buying a system to provide improved workplace productivity?  Or are you just checking a sound masking box on your to-do list? We encourage you not to be a “Box Checker”.  Take the time to ensure that your workplace goals are achieved. There are three basic ways to buy a sound masking system. Turn-key design, in ..read more

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I had lunch today with a great friend.  We have known each other in business for about 20 years. He asked me a question that I have not been asked recently. “What makes you different from your competitors?” I felt particularly proud today having had a few great client experiences in the past week. The answer came easily. I told him, “We know what we are doing.” We specialize in delivering sound masking systems that are designed for our clients.  Many of our ..read more

A great read from our friend Kay Sargent!   As it appeared in the Colorado Real Estate Journal. “The workforce is diverse and what we do varies from day to day, often hour to hour. So the workplace has to be designed to be in tune with, and supportive of, how, when and where we work today. A one-sizefits- all approach no longer will suffice.” Read the full article here Sargent-CREJ Dec 2018 The post Human-centric design for the modern workplace appeared first on adi ..read more

From WorkDesign Magazine: https://workdesign.com/2018/06/teaching-your-eyes-to-hear/ Steve Johnson of ADI Workplace Acoustics explains how teaching your eyes to hear will improve the quality of experience for the occupants of the beautiful spaces that you create. Talented designers are tasked with a multitude of decisions. Form, function, adjacency, circulation, light, color. Acoustics is an important factor to be considered in order for any workplace to satisfy its purpose: productive work. Great data is available from workplace researchers that indicates many work environments fall short in ..read more

The workplace is changing in exciting and dramatic ways, but some of the same problems that have always plagued employers continue to persist. Improving workplace productivity may in fact be harder today than ever before. Technology has fueled a rapid re-thinking of how work is done and where work is done. Some of the results are that private offices are disappearing, workstations are shrinking, collaborative areas are multiplying and unassigned drop-in space is growing. Despite all of these changes, the workplace still needs to provide space for thoughtful concentration. One of the challenges ..read more

Walking my dog on beautiful fall day I came across this band shell. From experience, we can look at this and guess how sound will be affected by the shape and materials. If I sat my boy Oz in the middle of the shell and got him to bark, everyone “down range” of the shell would hear him very clearly. The shape and the materials concentrate sound and focus it in a specific direction. Now, think about a high-end law firm lobby. Painted gypsum ceilings, glass conference room walls, maybe even a curved glass wall. How would the results be different? As you plan spaces and choose materials, think a ..read more

I have been thinking about the connection between two topics: workplace acoustics and the workplace wellness movement. It seems that those that are looking at workplace trends are spending good time looking at what makes employees comfortable, engaged and productive. Frequently missed is the concept that acoustics may be used as a proactive tool to increase workplace effectiveness. I define Workplace Acoustics as: The act of proactively creating an acoustical environment that promotes comfort, focus and productive work. The addition of acoustically absorptive materials around areas with high v ..read more

Acoustical problems in the workplace, particularly issues involving office speech privacy, have some of the most elusive solutions. When conversations conducted within a private office or conference room can be understood in adjoining areas, the functional goal of the space is not being met. Sound travels as energy from the talker’s mouth to the lis­tener’s ear. Within a fraction of a second, the sound of speech strikes every surface of a room multiple times. This invasive energy finds its way through the acoustical weaknesses in the built environment very much like water finding its way out o ..read more

We are very proud to have been involved in this great project with our friends from IA and Swinerton Builders. The space is beautiful but it also is a great example of Workplace Acoustics done well. Have a look and read at the IA Blog: Http://www.interiorarchitects.com/blog/ia-wins-with-the-reed-group/ The post IA Interior Architects Recognized by IIDA for Reed Group Offices appeared first on adi ..read more