One source of sound leakage is the void between the curtain wall and the interior wall partitions. "It's important to tightly seal the partition to the curtain wall, usually to the mullion," says ...

A project that required significant mitigation included concrete precast wall panels (STC55), ultra-low-noise radiators, significant additional stack silencing, and engine hall ridge-vent silencing.

There may be things people miss about working in an office, but noise isn't one of them. Researchers have developed a new technique for blocking sound—by putting holes in the walls and ceilings.

Now architects and interior designers can select 51 STC acoustical glass whenever they specify Modernfold Acousti-Clear® movable wall systems, achieving levels of sound transmission control never ...

Soundproof wall materials, however, can be quite expensive. Swedish scientists have developed a thinner, less costly alternative, in the form of a spring-loaded sound-damping screw.