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The acoustic performance of office screens is very
difficult to quantify as the environment in which they are used can have an influence
on the effectiveness of any screen. Brick walls, hard floors, high ceilings, suspended
ceilings with a void above and the shape of the room all have an effect on the way noise
travels around a room. |
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Therefore the following points are worth considering
when specifying office screens: |
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- Solid office screens are not as effective at absorbing noise and tend to bounce
the sound around the room.
- A hollow construction with a sandwich of different materials is an effective
way of absorbing noise by taking energy out of the sound wave as it changes frequency
traveling through each different material. Glendale Products Ltd manufacture screens
using this process. The use of a soft skin to make a pinnable surface lessens
the sound absorbency of the screen
- Glendale Products offer a range of additional surface treatments to enhance
the sound absorbing properties. We do not offer figures for the reduction in
decibels or the overall absorption co-efficient of the screen composition because this
does not translate into the installation. The following surface materials will enhance
the performance, the materials absorption co-efficient is quoted to give an indication
magnitude of sound absorption.
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- Whilst it is true that any size of screen will have some effect it is important
to note that the larger the acoustic screen the more sound it will absorb.
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