BLOG: Office acoustics

Good ergonomics means a harmonious fit between employees and their workspace. The cerebral piece of this puzzle? Sound.

Class A office pods guarantee speech privacy, for sure. Moreover, their fine acoustic insulation keeps the broad office space quieter and, thus, more conducive.

Sensory overload is a result of an excessive number of stimuli bombarding your senses. One of its major indicators is difficulty in functioning in your workspace, including clouded cognition, feelings of discomfort or anxiety. It’s a built-in risk of open-plan offices. Fortunately, acoustic pods and booths can help by providing a quiet retreat, thus helpingWięcej

Noise distractions in the office are what employees complain about the most. Once distracted, an employee may need up to 20 minutes to regain focus. And today’s employee experiences one distraction every 30 minutes. What’s more, 42% of them are afraid they might feel “noise rage” if their colleagues are too noisy. Let’s have aWięcej

What role does office noise play in workplace stress? How does stress impact an employee’s productivity over the long run? What easy, affordable remedies can organizations implement today to make their office quieter? This short blog tells all. Office noise – tl;dr Invariably, stress ultimately hinders employee performance. While stress can increase productivity in theWięcej

Office work pods are like mobile, acoustically perfect rooms. They work well because they are task-specific — each pod is built for a specific task, be it phone calls, video conferences, or team meetings. They make sense for agile organizations that need flexibility and function in the face of change. Those who haven’t actually beenWięcej

We touched on ISO 23351 in a recent blog post. It’s a new standard for phone booths and other enclosing furniture that denotes the level of speech reduction performed by a product, classing it A+, A, B, C, or D. As Class A and Class B pods offer the best speech privacy, you’ll likely beWięcej

>Office privacy pods, soundproof partitions, and other open-plan noise solutions often have NIC and STC ratings. And booths, specifically, are now being rated against ISO 23351-1:2020 — a new standard. What do these ratings mean?