PrivacyShield® Light Hood
Return Policy: This product is non-returnable.
Typical Shipping Lead Time: 5–7 business days; 20 or more will require additional time
Product Description
Speech Privacy Without the Noise!
The PrivacyShield® Light hood is installed over lighting fixtures in a suspended ceiling to reduce sound and noise transmission, while maintaining air flow. Lighting fixtures have been identified as a significant path for speech and noise to enter and exit the ceiling plenum and travel to neighboring enclosed or open rooms.
Light hoods can be installed in both new and existing spaces to reduce the amount of sound transmitted from one space to the next. These are used when wall partitions do not extend up above the ceiling grid to the roof deck and offer an economical alternative to building full partition walls.
Applications:
Speech Privacy and Noise Reduction in Private Offices, Conference Rooms, HR Departments, Legal Departments and Medical Facilities.
Features
- Greatly improves speech privacy while maintaining air flow
- Higher worker productivity
- Improved worker morale
- Reduced threat of corporate espionage
- Compliance with HIPAA
- Speech Privacy Without the Noise
| Light Hood Core Options: | |
| Standard | 1 lb. Septum |
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Standard STC of 5 (Best for Speech) |
1 lb. Septum STC of 26 (Best for Music, Mechanical noise) |
Technical Information
- Sizes: 2′ x 2′ (actual: 31″ x 31″ x 9″), 2′ x 4′ (actual: 31″ x 55″ x 9″)
- Thickness: 1″
- Height: 9″
- Color: Black
- Composition: Fiberglass core covered on both sides with non-woven polyester rayon facing molded into a single piece acoustical hood with optional 1 lb. Septum
- Fire Rating: Class A per ASTM E84 (UL 723)
- Complies with Uniform Building Code (BOCA), Standard Building Code (SBCCI), and International Building Code (ICC).
- Meets or exceeds the National Electric Code pertaining to the installation of this system over lighting fixtures.
- NRC: 1.00 per ASTM C 423-09a/E 795-08/NVLAP 08/P03
- Sound Transmission Loss (STC) Per ASTM E 90-09/NVLAP 08/P06
- PrivacyShield® Light Hood Standard – STC: 5
- PrivacyShield® Light Hood with 1 lb. Septum – STC: 26
| Sound Transmission Loss (Hz) (per ASTM E 90-09) | |||||||
| Type | 125 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | 4000 | STC |
| Standard | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 1 lb. Septum | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 26 |
| Sound Absorption (Hz) (per ASTM C423-09a; E-400 Mounting) | ||||||
| 125 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 2000 | 4000 | NRC |
| 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.00 |
Installation Method
Assemble components as outlined in installation guide using the included installation kit (bonding paste, tape & brush).
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including glass wool fibers (inhalable and biopersistent) known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
We specify our 2’ x 2’ PrivacyShield® Light Hood for this application.
This is an important point to review: PrivacyShield® was designed from the start to ensure more than adequate ventilation so that the dissipation of heat from the light fixture was not impacted.
It is against building code to lay fiberglass directly onto or against light fixtures.
No, the light hood does not sit on the light, it sits on the ceiling grid and ceiling tiles. The light hood provides for a vented 2” air space around the light fixture.
No, a Class A Fire Rated ceiling will remain a Class A fire rated ceiling.
Mastic is what holds the light hood hold in place when tiles are put in place or removed.
Yes