Sound Masking System

ACOUSTICS

Applications - Offices - CORPORATE DINING FACILITIES



CORPORATE DINING FACILITIES Corporate dining facilities share the same problems as do most restaurants and a review of those design considerations is presented in the RESTAURANT tutorial.

In addition to use for dining, corporate cafeterias may also serve as a place for general employee meetings as they are frequently the largest spaces in the facility. On these occasions the acoustical treatments that reduce noise levels can be customized to provide passable if not excellent AUDITORIUM qualities if that use is anticipated in the design or adjustments are made in an existing space.

Since the companies that own them subsidize many of these facilities, a pleasant dining environment will encourage its use and help to minimize the subsidy burden. Noise levels are an important ingredient in encouraging greater employee use of the facility. Lunches taken outside the facility tend to take longer.

During off time these spaces may also provide a forum for impromptu meetings and here again a comfortable acoustical environment will enable that use.

Private dining rooms designed to host onsite meetings may require the same considerations as a conference room when used for luncheon presentations. Both the isolation of the room and tuning it to accommodate audio-visual or tele/video conferencing are important to allow for those functions.

Acoustical panels in corporate dining facility provide a more comfortable environment and enable the space to be used more effectively for meetings.
Acoustical panels in corporate dining facility provide a more comfortable environment and enable the space to be used more effectively for meetings.

Specific tutorials with graphics and/or photos can be accessed by clicking on the following topics:

 OPEN PLAN ACOUSTICS

 OVERALL NOISE LEVELS

 VIDEO CONFERENCING – TELE CONFERENCING

 CALL CENTERS

 NOISE ISOLATION

 HVAC NOISE

 AUDITORIUMS, MEETING AND TRAINING ROOMS

 CORPORATE DINING FACILITIES