Although open floor plans increase interaction, natural light and air flow, noise can also travel more easily and reduce work performance. Sound-absorbing and sound-masking materials limit distractions.
• These ceiling tiles have a 0.7 Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC), which is an average rating of sound absorption ranging from zero (perfectly reflective) to 1 (perfectly absorptive).
• The office partitions, incorporating 80% recycled fabric over soft cores (as opposed to fabric over metal) were chosen for their sound absorptive quality.
• Sound deadening board (structural fiberboard) is made of 97% organic materials including recovered wood or sugar cane fibers. It is affordable as 4’ x 8’ sheets. This board has a sound transmission class rating of at least 45. The higher the Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating, the more efficiently a material absorbs noise.
• Carpet has been installed to soften people’s footfalls.
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The Alliance Center is open for self-guided tours M-F, 9-5:00pm. Please download the self-guided tour brochure (PDF)
Guided tours are offered at 2pm on the 1st Friday of each month and meet in the first floor lobby. Group tours can be arranged by appointment. Please contact us for more information.
