Verisk Health Conference Room

Verisk Health improves the sound of their teleconference calls without compromising the design of the existing office space. Now listeners on the other end of the line have clear communication.

The large 14′ x 20′ conference room at Verisk Health has a range of uses, but its most important uses are for conference calls and presentations. Being able to collaborate on critical projects requires a good conferencing system. No matter the quality of the electronics, rooms with lots of reflective surfaces will muddle the sound entering the audio system. This room is lined with a bank of windows on one 20′ long wall, providing an excellent outdoor view. However, this glass redirects voices back into the room. The sound combines with the reflections between the ceiling and the tabletop. All of this essentially bombards the sound system’s microphone. Unlike our ears, which use our brains to decipher speech, microphones cannot yet decode garbled speech. To combat these issues, it is best to address the acoustics and prevent sound from echoing throughout the room.

The installed acoustical panels reduced sound reflections from the walls. Whisperwave® Ceiling Clouds, over the conference room table, offered a clean, crisp design. The Whisperwave® Ceiling Clouds also eliminated the bounce back between the table and ceiling. Art Acoustic Printed Panels, which were added later, featured Richmond area landmarks and allowed the acoustic treatment to accent the decor. As a result, only the speech was picked up by the conference equipment.

Materials

• (8) 2′ x 4′ x 2″ Whisperwave® Ceiling Clouds, (HPC Arctic White)
• (6) 2′ x 4′ x 1″ AlphaSorb® Fabric Wrapped Acoustic Panels in Guilford of Maine Anchorage Fabric with square edges in Angora #2035
• (3) 48″ x 44-1/2″ AlphaSorb® Art Acoustic Panels with Richmond area landmarks