Office acoustics plays an instrumental role in your productivity and efficiency. The following article will give you some info about the importance of your workspace accoustiics and some ideas about ways to improve it. PM if you have any questions.
Have you ever been working hard on a report or spreadsheet in your office when suddenly an annoying noise or sound completely breaks your concentration? The reason is that disruptive noise stresses us a lot and causes us to lose our focus, particularly when carrying out an important task or working under pressure.
Obtaining skilled employees is not sufficient for a company or office to be effective. What your team needs is an office environment that helps them to be concentrated, empowered, and oriented when carrying out their duties.
As a matter of fact, reducing noise levels has been proved as important, as seen by this study carried out by the Leesman Review, which shows that 76% of office workers considered noise levels to be vital to their productivity, but only 30% were happy with the level of noise in their current office.
Noise can decrease not only the total efficiency of workers but also develop a stressful atmosphere. The interior acoustics of your office space plays a crucial role in ensuring a concentrated and work-friendly atmosphere.
Mind The Acoustics!
The best way to reduce the amount of noise in your office, you need to fit it with materials and furniture that is designed with interior acoustics in mind. Let’s take a look at some of the best acoustic materials.
First off, you need to deal with the unwanted reverberations and various noise levels in your office/home-office. To insulate your office against this, you need to pay attention to the walls and especially the acoustic insulation materials, all kinds of partitions, the floor, and the ceiling of the space.
One of the classic ways to protect you against unwanted noise is to use fabric wrapped wall panels that are designed to absorb sound. These materials will also feel different in your hands because of the special fabric that has acoustic abilities as well.
You can cover your floor with a wall to wall carpet (even though dog-friendly offices are not recommended to do so), hang different kinds of polyester partitions like the Drops that we use a lot, or adding a piece of furniture that sometimes will do the work and give you a pretty good solution.
If your office’s ceiling is high, it can cause you to lose clarity in conversations due to a high levels of echo. You can install ceiling baffles (glued to the ceiling or hang down from it) that are made with acoustic materials such as fiberglass, acoustic foam, and recycled cotton core materials.
Does It Look Stylish?
Designing your office space with acoustics in mind doesn’t mean you have to compromise on aesthetics. You can use some acoustic panels that have a printed finish for a similar effect. Most manufacturers and suppliers understand that aesthetics is an important variable in all office decisions. Alternatively, if you don’t want to use such materials (and save some money), you can hang paintings or tapestries on your wall to reduce noise levels.
Even if you don’t work in an office, these are all excellent ways to reduce and optimize noise levels in your home and improve your quality of life.
If you want to keep your work environment with high productivity, it’s time to invest in some acoustic office solutions.
