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CEILING

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SYSTEMS

M A I N L I N E B R O C H U R E 2 0 1 0 / 2 0 1 1Ceiling information

Product information

CI/SfB (35) Xy

06/2010

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and constantly submitting projects

to Armstrong for assessment of

workmanship.

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1

6Armstrong Policy & Initiatives

7Sustainable Solutions & Recycling Programmes

8End User Comfort

9Awards & Certifications

2 Project Gallery

26Product Selector by Suspension System

28Product Selector by Material

CoverProduct Selector by Performance

CoverProduct Selector by Application

10 From Performance to Acoustical Comfort

12 The Role of Ceilings in Passive Acoustics

14 The Role of Ceilings in Active Acoustics

15 Solutions for Retrofit

16 Acoustical Technical Glossary

17 Acoustical Performance

20 Health and Cleanliness

22 Fire

24 Technical Glossary

136 Installation & Maintenance

30Product names index (alphabetically)

ENVIRONMENT

PROJECT

GALLERY

ACOUSTICAL

COMFORT

SAFE &

HEALTHY

INSTALLATION &

MAINTENANCE

1 > Ceiling information

THIS BROCHURE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS:

1 > Ceiling information

To help define the right ceiling solution ________________________ 1

2 > Product information

Detailed design and technical information for each product ______ 31

3 > Installation

Armstrong's installation and maintenance recommendations ___ 136

The latest brochure is available to download

from our website.

www.armstrong-ceilings.co.ukwww.armstrong-ceilings.ie

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l M

ikad

o-A

als

meer

(NL

), O

PT

IMA

TR

AN

SP

OR

T -

Du

bai A

irp

ort

(U

AE

), M

ETA

L C

eili

ng

s

ED

UC

AT

ION

- L

uis

s U

niv

ers

ity (

IT),

ULT

IMA

Can

op

y

OF

FIC

E -

Kin

narp

s (

FR

), U

LTIM

A C

an

op

y

Page 7

45

PR

OJE

CT G

ALLE

RY

TR

AN

SP

OR

T -

Nic

e A

irp

ort

(F

R), O

RC

AL

Can

op

y

ED

UC

AT

ION

- N

ew

field

BS

F (

UK

),

Meta

l C

LIP

-IN

HE

ALT

HC

AR

E -

Bo

s &

Lo

mm

er

Dru

gsto

re (

NL

), B

IOG

UA

RD

AC

OU

ST

IC

OF

FIC

E -

Fo

rtis

Ban

k (

NL

), L

AY-I

N M

icro

Lo

ok

TR

AN

SP

OR

T -

Gatw

ick A

irp

ort

(U

K), A

XA

L V

ecto

r

OF

FIC

E -

On

line (

PT

), O

PT

IMA

Can

op

y

RE

TA

IL -

Bakery

(D

), A

XIO

M C

Can

op

y

Dis

cove

r our

“Book

Of Id

eas”

and

“P

roje

ct

Galle

ry”

Page 8

67

%

AR

MS

TR

ON

G P

OLIC

Y

& IN

ITIA

TIV

ES

SU

STA

INA

BLE

SO

LU

TIO

NS

Late

st in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

on w

ww

.arm

stro

ng-c

eilin

gs.

co.u

k -

ww

w.a

rmst

rong

-cei

ling

s.ie

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Arm

str

ong

help

ed

pio

neer

“gre

en”

pra

ctices f

rom

as e

arly

as 1

86

0.

Our

co

mm

itm

ent

to e

nvi

ronm

enta

lly

pre

fera

ble

pro

ducts

and

pro

gra

mm

es b

eg

an m

ore

than a

hund

red

years

ag

o w

hen t

he c

om

pany

deve

lop

ed

a p

rocess t

o r

ecyc

le c

ork

scra

p.

The e

nd

result w

as a

pro

duct

whic

h w

as intr

od

uced

then

and

is k

no

wn t

od

ay,

as lin

ole

um

.

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Arm

str

ong

Ceiling

s c

an c

onta

in u

p t

o 8

2%

recyc

led

co

nte

nt.

We h

ave

the b

road

est

po

rtfo

lio o

f ceiling

s w

ith h

igh r

ecyc

led

co

nte

nt.

Arm

str

ong

susp

ensio

n s

yste

ms c

onta

in 2

5%

recyc

led

co

nte

nt

–

the h

ighest

perc

enta

ge o

f p

ost

co

nsum

er

co

nte

nt

in t

he ind

ustr

y.

CO

NC

EP

TIO

N

Arm

str

ong

co

ntinually

seeks t

o m

ake u

se o

f re

searc

h a

nd

pro

ductio

n

techno

log

y to

pro

vid

e p

rote

ctio

n fo

r th

e e

nvi

ronm

ent

bo

th in

the w

ork

pla

ce

and

the w

ider

co

mm

unity,

red

ucin

g r

isk t

o o

ur

surr

ound

ing

s a

nd

natu

ral

ele

ments

.

NE

W P

RO

DU

CT

S

Arm

str

ong

keep

rein

vesting

in o

ng

oin

g p

rod

uct

inno

vatio

n t

o r

ed

uce

our

envi

ronm

enta

l fo

otp

rint.

EN

ER

GY M

AN

AG

EM

EN

T

Sin

ce 1

99

8,

Arm

str

ong

has b

een e

ng

ag

ed

in e

ffo

rts s

uch a

s o

ur

‘gas

red

uctio

n p

roje

ct’

to

fo

cus o

n t

he c

ontr

ol o

f energ

y use d

uring

pro

duct

m

anufa

ctu

re.

These p

rog

ram

mes h

ave

, and

co

ntinue t

o r

ed

uce e

nerg

y use.

AIR

QU

AL

ITY M

AN

AG

EM

EN

T

Arm

str

ong

is c

ontinually

eng

ag

ed

in r

esearc

h a

nd

deve

lop

ment

effo

rts

to m

inim

ise t

he im

pact

on a

ir q

ualit

y o

f o

ur

pro

ducts

.

In a

cco

rdance w

ith E

N 1

39

64

, as p

art

of th

e p

rocess fo

r achie

ving

the C

E

mark

, all

Arm

str

ong

ceiling

pro

ducts

att

ain

ed

the lo

west

cla

ssifi

catio

n E

1.

SA

FE

TY P

RO

GR

AM

ME

S

Fo

r A

rmstr

ong

, safe

ty is

an o

ng

oin

g k

ey

prio

rity

fo

r o

ur

busin

esses,

and

as a

result,

we h

ave

mad

e s

eve

ral s

tep

chang

es in

our

pro

cesses,

p

roced

ure

s a

nd

measure

s t

o a

ttain

a w

orld

cla

ss s

afe

ty p

erf

orm

ance.

LO

GIS

TIC

S

As o

ne o

f th

e w

orld

s le

ad

ing

manufa

ctu

rer'

s o

f susp

end

ed

ceiling

s,

Arm

str

ong

has m

ultip

le m

anufa

ctu

ring

facilite

s,

red

ucin

g t

ransp

ort

atio

n,

em

issio

ns a

nd

our

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact.

Ove

r th

e m

any

years

that

Arm

str

ong

has le

d t

he in

dustr

y, w

e h

ave

d

eve

lop

ed

, in

co

nju

nctio

n w

ith o

ur

custo

mers

, p

ackag

ing

that

utilis

es

min

imum

mate

rial,

but

ensure

s d

ura

bility

of th

e p

rod

uct

during

tra

nsp

ort

and

insta

llatio

n.

RA

W M

AT

ER

IAL

Raw

mate

rials

fo

r o

ur

ceiling

s a

re r

enew

ab

le a

nd

ab

und

ant

in n

atu

re -

Bio

so

lub

le m

ine

ral w

oo

l (the w

oo

ls u

sed

in o

ur

pro

ducts

meet

the

cla

ssifi

catio

n “

exem

pt”

as d

efin

ed

by

EC

directive

97

/69

/EC

19

97

), p

erlite,

natu

ral s

tarc

h,

recyc

led

pap

er, r

ecyc

led

tile

s a

nd

cla

y. N

one o

f o

ur

ceiling

pro

ducts

co

nta

in a

sb

esto

s.

RE

CY

CL

ED C

ON

TE

NT

A s

ignifi

cant

pro

po

rtio

n o

f o

ur

ceiling

tile

s a

re p

rod

uced

usin

g r

ecyc

led

raw

mate

rials

, in

clu

din

g s

lag

min

era

l wo

ol,

oth

er

recyc

led

min

era

l wo

ols

, re

cyc

led

pap

er

and

recyc

led

ceiling

tile

s.

These r

ecyc

led

co

nte

nts

are

ind

icate

d o

n a

ll

Arm

str

ong

’s p

ub

lished

lite

ratu

re in

acco

rdance w

ith E

N IS

O 1

40

21

: 2

00

1.

RE

CY

CL

ED C

ON

TE

NT

CA

LC

UL

AT

ED A

CC

OR

DIN

G T

O I

SO

14

02

1

PR

OD

UC

TS

!M

ine

ral c

eilin

gs

• H

igh r

ecyc

led

co

nte

nt

(up

to

82

%)

• H

igh li

ght

refle

cta

nce a

nd

aco

ustical p

erf

orm

ance

• 1

5 y

ear

guara

nte

e

• M

ultip

le m

anufa

ctu

ring

locatio

ns

for

red

uced

tra

nsp

ort

atio

n c

osts

& e

mis

sio

ns.

!M

eta

l c

eilin

gs

• H

igh r

ecyc

led

co

nte

nt

(up

to

30

%)

• W

ell

esta

blis

hed

3rd

part

y re

cyc

ling

waste

str

eam

• 1

5 y

ear

guara

nte

e

• H

igh li

ght

refle

cta

nce a

nd

aco

ustical p

erf

orm

ance

• C

leanab

le a

nd

dura

ble

• M

ultip

le m

anufa

ctu

ring

locatio

ns

for

red

uced

tra

nsp

ort

atio

n c

osts

& e

mis

sio

ns

• D

esig

n fle

xib

ility

fo

r w

aste

min

imis

atio

n a

nd

perf

orm

ance

op

tim

isatio

n.

!S

usp

en

sio

n S

yste

ms

• A

ll A

rmstr

ong

susp

ensio

n s

yste

ms

co

nta

in 2

5%

recyc

led

co

nte

nt.

• R

ota

ry s

titc

hed

fo

r ad

ditio

nal

str

eng

th a

nd

sta

bility

• R

ecyc

lab

le

• P

ate

nte

d P

eakfo

rm fo

r extr

a

str

eng

th &

sta

bility

• M

ultip

le m

anufa

ctu

ring

locatio

ns

for

red

uced

tra

nsp

ort

atio

n c

osts

& e

mis

sio

ns

Pro

du

ct

Ra

ng

e

Min

era

l

BIO

GU

AR

D A

co

ustic

45

%

BIO

GU

AR

D P

lain

5

2%

CE

RA

MA

GU

AR

D

38

%

CIR

RU

S

33

%

CIR

RU

S M

AX

/ 7

5

65

%

CIR

RU

S D

esig

n

33

%

CO

LO

RT

ON

E D

UN

E

48

%

FIN

E F

ISS

UR

ED

+ F

F B

lack

51

%

GR

AP

HIS

5

1%

NE

VA

DA

2

0%

OP

TIM

A

82

%

PA

RA

FO

N H

ygie

n

20

%

PE

RLA

4

5%

Pro

du

ct

Ra

ng

e

PE

RLA

dB

6

3%

PE

RLA

OP

4

2%

PLA

IN

44

%

DU

NE

MA

X

48

%

DU

NE

Vecto

r

41

%

DU

NE

dB

6

1%

DU

NE

SU

PR

EM

E

48

%

SIE

RR

A O

P

15

%

ULT

IMA

4

4%

ULT

IMA

dB

6

3%

ULT

IMA

OP

4

2%

ULT

IMA

Vecto

r 4

4%

VIS

UA

L

71

%

Gri

d

25

%

Me

tal

30

%

*Rec

ycle

d C

onte

nt

Def

initi

on (f

rom

EN

ISO

14

02

1:2

00

1):

Pro

po

rtio

n,

by

mas

s, o

f re

cycl

ed m

ater

ial i

n a

pro

duct

or

pac

kag

ing

. T

his

is c

onsi

sten

t w

ith W

RA

P «

rule

s o

f th

um

b»

guid

elin

es.

Only

pre

-co

nsu

mer

and

po

st-c

onsu

mer

mat

eria

ls s

hal

l be

consi

der

ed a

s re

cycl

ed c

onte

nt,

co

nsi

sten

t w

ith t

he

follo

win

g u

sag

e o

f th

e te

rms.

M

ater

ial d

iver

ted

fro

m t

he

was

te s

trea

m d

urin

g a

man

ufa

cturin

g p

roce

ss.

Exc

lud

ed is

reu

tilis

atio

n o

f m

ater

ials

su

ch a

s re

wo

rk,

reg

rind

or

scra

p g

ener

ated

in a

pro

cess

and

cap

able

of b

eing

rec

laim

ed w

ithin

the

sam

e p

roce

ss

that

gen

erat

ed it

. M

ater

ial g

ener

ated

by

ho

use

ho

lds

or

by

com

mer

cial

, in

dust

rial a

nd

inst

itutio

nal

fac

ilitie

s in

thei

r ro

le a

s en

d u

sers

o

f th

e p

rod

uct

whic

h c

an n

o lo

ng

er b

e use

d fo

r its

inte

nd

ed p

urp

ose

. T

his

incl

ud

es r

eturn

s o

f m

ater

ial f

rom

the

dis

trib

utio

n c

hai

n.

Dis

co

ver

our

Envi

ronm

enta

l

bro

chure

RE

CY

CL

ING P

RO

GR

AM

ME

S

In 1

99

9,

Arm

str

ong

Ceiling

s in

the U

nited

Sta

tes intr

od

uced

the ind

ustr

y’s f

irst

ceiling

recyc

ling

pro

gra

mm

e.

To d

ate

,

wo

rld

wid

e,

we h

ave

recyc

led

ove

r 8

millio

n m

2 o

f o

ld c

eiling

mate

rial.

That’s

mo

re t

han

40

,00

0 t

onnes o

f co

nstr

uctio

n

waste

that’s

been d

ivert

ed

fro

m

land

fills

.

!E

nd

-of-

Lif

e r

ec

yc

lin

g

pro

gra

mm

e:

we o

ffers

a f

ree

co

llectio

n p

rog

ram

me f

or

refu

rbis

hm

ent

/str

ip o

ut

pro

jects

of

20

00

m2+

, o

f used

tile

s

wheneve

r it is e

nvi

ronm

enta

lly

and

eco

no

mic

ally

via

ble

to

do

so

. T

he c

eiling

tile

s a

re 1

00

%

recyc

led

into

the m

ix a

nd

are

pro

cessed

into

new

ceiling

tile

s.

!O

ff-C

ut

rec

yc

lin

g

pro

gra

mm

e:

in U

K a

nd

Fra

nce,

we o

ffer

an O

ff-C

ut

recyc

ling

pro

gra

mm

e t

hat

div

ert

s w

aste

during

the insta

llatio

n p

rocess

fro

m g

oin

g t

o land

fill.

Page 9

89

Late

st in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

on w

ww

.arm

stro

ng-c

eilin

gs.

co.u

k -

ww

w.a

rmst

rong

-cei

ling

s.ie

AW

AR

DS

& C

ER

TIF

ICA

TIO

NS

VIS

UA

L C

OM

FO

RT

The '

light

refle

cta

nce'

of a s

urf

ace is

its a

bility

to

refle

ct

light.

Dayl

ight

and

ele

ctr

ical l

ighting

rep

resent

the

two

prim

ary

so

urc

es o

f lig

hting

ava

ilab

le in

the w

ork

pla

ce.

The li

ght

refle

cta

nce o

f th

e c

eiling

,

floo

r and

wall

surf

aces p

lay

the

seco

nd

mo

st

imp

ort

ant

role

fo

r

ove

rall

illum

inatio

n o

f th

e r

oo

m,

thus a

lso

directly

affecting

wo

rkin

g

co

mfo

rt a

nd

pro

ductivi

ty.

• H

igh li

ght

refle

cta

nce c

eiling

s

als

o e

nhance in

direct

lighting

by

imp

rovi

ng

ove

rall

lighting

unifo

rmity,

retu

rnin

g u

p t

o 9

0%

of th

e li

ght

back in

to t

he s

pace,

co

mp

are

d

to 7

5%

with s

tand

ard

ceiling

s.

• A

lig

ht

refle

cta

nce o

f 9

0%

and

mo

re a

llow

s 2

0%

of co

st

savi

ng

s

with in

direct

lighting

, and

can y

ield

tota

l build

ing

energ

y savi

ng

s

up

to

11

%.

• C

ano

pie

s in

sta

lled

in t

he w

ork

pla

ce c

an im

pro

ve t

he li

ght

refle

ctio

n o

ver

a w

ork

ing

sp

ace

and

pro

vid

e b

ett

er

co

mfo

rt fo

r

the e

nd

user.

AC

OU

ST

ICA

L C

OM

FO

RT

In a

ll ty

pes o

f sp

aces,

cho

osin

g

the r

ight

aco

ustical s

olu

tio

ns w

ill

enhance t

he e

nd

user’

need

s a

nd

ove

rall

co

mfo

rt.

With a

co

ustics,

you n

eed

to

dete

rmin

e w

heth

er

inte

llig

ibility

, co

ncentr

atio

n o

r

co

nfid

entialit

y is

req

uired

? A

rmstr

ong

can h

elp

yo

u fin

d t

he r

ight

aco

ustic

so

lutio

n fo

r yo

ur

sp

ace.

Yo

u c

an c

ho

ose fro

m a

wid

e

po

rtfo

lio o

f p

rod

ucts

such a

s

Arm

str

ong

cano

pie

s,

sta

nd

ard

susp

end

ed

ceiling

s a

nd

i-ceiling

s

so

und

maskin

g p

rod

ucts

.

Arm

str

ong

aco

ustical c

eiling

s r

ed

uce

no

ise le

vels

in in

terio

r sp

aces,

allo

win

g fo

r an o

ptim

um

bala

nce o

f

hig

h p

erf

orm

ance s

ound

ab

so

rptio

n

and

ro

om

to

ro

om

so

und

att

enuatio

n

to m

axim

ise /

min

imis

e s

peech

inte

llig

ibility

as a

pp

rop

riate

.

TH

ER

MA

L M

AS

S

To c

ontr

ol t

he t

herm

al e

nvi

ronm

ent

in a

n o

ffic

e,

we c

an u

se t

he t

herm

al

mass o

f th

e c

oncre

te t

o c

ontr

ol t

he

tem

pera

ture

in t

he r

oo

m in

ste

ad

of re

lyin

g o

n a

ir-co

nd

itio

nin

g a

nd

heating

. W

itho

ut

the n

eed

to

po

wer

these,

the a

mo

unt

of ele

ctr

icity

bein

g u

sed

is r

ed

uced

sig

nifi

cantly,

low

ering

the b

uild

ing

’s e

nerg

y

req

uirem

ents

.To

enab

le t

he t

herm

al

sla

b t

o w

ork

effic

iently,

it is

imp

ort

ant

to m

axim

ise t

he o

pen a

rea.

So

lutio

ns

like c

ano

pie

s m

ake it

po

ssib

le,

still

imp

rovi

ng

aco

ustical a

nd

vis

ual

co

mfo

rt.

MA

NU

FA

CT

UR

ING

AC

CR

ED

ITA

TIO

NS

Arm

str

ong

s’

co

rpo

rate

po

licy

inclu

des

an o

ng

oin

g c

om

mitm

ent

to im

pro

ving

its e

nvi

ronm

enta

l resp

onsib

ilities b

y

sta

rtin

g w

ith a

co

mp

rehensiv

e s

afe

ty

po

licy

and

co

ntinuin

g t

hro

ug

h in

to

the e

nvi

ronm

ent.

No

t o

nly

are

we

co

ntinuin

g t

o m

ake o

ur

pro

ducts

envi

ronm

enta

lly friend

ly b

ut

we a

re

als

o u

sin

g e

ffective

recyc

ling

meth

od

s

to p

reve

nt

po

llutio

n a

nd

red

uce w

aste

.

Our

cert

ificatio

ns:

ISO

14001:

2004

ISO

9001:

2008

OH

SA

S 1

8001:

2007

PR

OD

UC

T C

ER

TIF

ICA

TIO

N,

A

CC

RE

DIT

AT

ION -

BR

E (

UK

)

As t

he w

orld

s fo

rem

ost

pro

ducer

of

susp

end

ed

ceiling

sys

tem

s,

we k

no

w

ho

w im

po

rtant

it is

to

be t

ransp

are

nt

in r

eg

ard

to

the im

pact

our

op

era

tio

ns

have

on t

he e

nvi

ronm

ent.

Cla

ims a

re e

asy

to m

ake b

ut

diff

icult

to s

ubst

antia

te w

ithout an in

dependent,

univ

ers

al m

easuring

sys

tem

.

BR

E in

itia

ted

a s

chem

e c

om

plia

nt

with IS

O 1

40

41

whic

h p

rovi

des

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pro

filin

g,

allo

win

g

end

users

and

manufa

ctu

rers

to a

ssess t

he e

nvi

ronm

enta

l

perf

orm

ance o

f sele

cte

d p

rod

ucts

.

Sta

rtin

g in

20

04

we c

om

mis

sio

ned

BR

E t

o p

rofil

e o

ur

UK

ceiling

and

grid

manufa

ctu

ring

facilities a

nd

pro

ducts

.

BR

E a

ssess t

his

imp

act

usin

g a

n

‘Eco

po

int’

sco

re b

ased

on a

pro

duct’s

raw

mate

rials

and

manufa

ctu

ring

pro

cesses.

These a

re t

hen m

easure

d

ag

ain

st

key

crite

ria,

inclu

din

g c

limate

chang

e,

min

era

l extr

actio

n,

ozo

ne

dep

letio

n a

nd

waste

genera

tio

n.

Our

rating

was 0

.16

Eco

po

ints

giv

ing

a

low

er

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

co

mp

are

d

with B

RE

’s g

eneric n

orm

of 0

.22

(based

up

on 1

m2 o

f 6

00

x 6

00

ceiling

panel a

nd

Tru

lok g

rid

). A

t th

at

tim

e

the “

Gre

en G

uid

e t

o S

pecifi

catio

n”

inclu

ded

susp

end

ed

ceiling

s a

nd

this

resulted

in a

n ‘

A’

rating

– t

he b

est

ava

ilab

le.

BR

E’s

sys

tem

of p

rofil

ing

has s

ince

pro

gre

ssed

to

refle

ct

the n

eed

s o

f

deve

lop

ing

Euro

pean a

nd

Inte

rnatio

nal

sta

nd

ard

s.

It n

ow

co

mp

lies w

ith

ISO

21

93

0,

the fo

rthco

min

g s

tand

ard

for

analy

sin

g t

he im

pacts

of

co

nstr

uctio

n p

rod

ucts

. T

here

fore

,

during

20

07

we u

pd

ate

d o

ur

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pro

file u

sin

g B

RE

’s

new

meth

od

olo

gy

and

are

delig

hte

d

that

our

Eco

po

ints

rating

of 0

.16

has

red

uced

to

0.1

0 E

co

po

ints

.

PR

OD

UC

T C

ER

TIF

ICA

TIO

N,

AC

CR

ED

ITA

TIO

N -

FD

ES

(F

R)

Until a

sta

nd

ard

ised

meth

od

fo

r

pro

filin

g p

rod

ucts

is a

gre

ed

within

the E

uro

pean U

nio

n,

there

will

be m

any

ap

pro

aches t

o b

ett

er

und

ers

tand

the e

nvi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

of p

rod

ucts

. A

n a

pp

roach u

sed

in

Fra

nce,

that

is c

urr

ently

exp

ecte

d

to m

irro

r a E

uro

pean a

pp

roach is

thro

ug

h t

he d

eve

lop

ment

of FD

ES

(Fic

he D

écla

ratio

n E

nvi

ronnem

enta

le

et

Sanitaire). T

he in

form

atio

n

genera

ted

thro

ug

h t

his

pro

ced

ure

is u

tilis

ed

in t

he H

QE

(H

aute

Qualit

é

Envi

ronnem

enta

le) p

roje

ct

accre

ditatio

n a

pp

roach.

Arm

str

ong

has d

eve

lop

ed

pro

duct

pro

files fo

r

Min

era

l & M

eta

l tile

facilities in

line

with t

he F

DE

S m

eth

od

olo

gy.

OT

HE

R C

ER

TIF

ICA

TIO

NS

!!IB

U:

WE

TE

C (w

hic

h A

rmstr

ong

is a

mem

ber

of) is

a c

ert

ified

part

ner

for

susta

inab

le b

uild

ing

and

mem

ber

of w

ww

.bau-u

mw

elt.c

om

IBU

Institu

t B

auen u

nd

Um

welt

e.

V. (G

erm

an Institu

te C

onstr

uctio

n

and

Envi

ronm

ent

e.

V.). A

n E

PD

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pro

duct

Decla

ratio

n

for

WE

TE

C p

rod

ucts

is o

n it

s w

ay.

!!L

EE

D:

US

Gre

en B

uild

ing

Co

uncil

is a

n o

rganis

atio

n w

ith t

he g

oal

of m

akin

g s

usta

inab

le b

uild

ing

s

univ

ers

ally

ava

ilable

with

in a

genera

tion.

The U

SG

BC

’s L

ead

ers

hip

in

Energ

y and

Envi

ronm

enta

l Desig

n

(LE

ED

) b

uild

ing

cert

ificatio

n s

yste

m

pro

vid

es a

fra

mew

ork

by

whic

h t

he

envi

ronm

enta

l fo

otp

rint

of all

asp

ects

of b

uild

ing

desig

n,

co

nstr

uctio

n

and

op

era

tio

n c

an b

e m

easura

bly

imp

rove

d.

Tod

ay,

Arm

str

on

g is p

rou

d t

o

ha

ve

jo

ine

d t

he

UK

Gre

en

Bu

ild

ing

Co

un

cil. A

rmstr

ong

is a

fo

und

ing

mem

ber

of th

e U

nited

Sta

tes a

nd

the Ind

ian G

reen B

uild

ing

Co

uncils

and

is a

lso

a m

em

ber

in C

anad

a,

Chin

a a

nd

Austr

alia

.

Arm

str

ong

’s c

orp

ora

te h

ead

quart

ers

build

ing

in L

ancaste

r, P

A,

was

cert

ified

in 2

00

7 a

s L

EE

D-E

B (E

xis

ting

Build

ing

) P

latinum

, th

e h

ighest

and

mo

st

diff

icult r

ating

to

achie

ve.

15

YE

AR

GU

AR

AN

TE

E

Mo

st

of

our

pro

ducts

are

cle

anab

le a

nd

our

hyg

iene t

iles

have

an a

ntifu

ng

icid

e t

reatm

ent.

The d

ura

bility

of

our

pro

ducts

means less d

am

ag

e a

nd

few

er

rep

lacem

ents

req

uired

,

resultin

g in a

lo

wer

imp

act

on

the e

nvi

ronm

ent.

All

our

95

%

and

99

% R

H p

rod

ucts

are

guara

nte

ed

fo

r 1

5 y

ears

.

EN

D U

SE

R C

OM

FO

RT

Arm

str

ong

Head

quart

ers

, U

S

LE

ED

-EB

Pla

tinum

build

ing

15 Y

EAR

guara

ntee

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

A c

eiling

with a

hig

h lig

ht

refle

cta

nce,

up

to

90

%,

can e

xte

nd

the d

ayl

ight

into

a s

pace w

hic

h

can h

elp

to

red

uce t

he lig

hting

energ

y re

quired

. Yo

u c

an e

nhance t

he ind

oo

r envi

ronm

ent

by

imp

rovi

ng

the a

co

ustics o

f th

e s

pace.

Dis

cove

r our

Book

of “G

reen”

Ideas

on o

ur

web

iste

:

ww

w.a

rmstr

on

g-c

eili

ng

.co

.uk/b

oi

ww

w.a

rmstr

on

g-c

eili

ng

.ie

Page 10

10

11

So

und

ab

so

rptio

nS

ound

att

enuatio

n

and

red

uctio

n

De

nsit

y

Po

rosit

y

Th

ickn

ess

So

und

ab

so

rptio

n

So

und

att

enuatio

n

and

red

uctio

n

Co

ntr

ols

Ref

lect

ions

with

in r

oo

ms

Tran

smis

sio

n b

etw

een r

oo

ms

Eff

ec

t u

po

nIn

tellig

ibility

Co

nfid

entia

lity

& C

once

ntr

atio

n

Be

ne

fits

Ro

om

occ

up

ants

Ro

om

nei

ghb

ours

1,00

0,90

0,80

0,70

0,60

0,50

0,00 0 10 20 30 40 50

29

dB

dB

0,55 35

0,55 39

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3640

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4142

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dB 43

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

Sta

nd

ard

OP

OP

OP

OP

OP

OP

2526

2726

27

0,65

0,65

(H)

0,70

(H)

0,70

(H)

0,60

0,60

0,60

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0.60

(H)

0,65

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0.50

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0,90

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Late

st in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

on w

ww

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stro

ng-c

eilin

gs.

co.u

k -

ww

w.a

rmst

rong

-cei

ling

s.ie

AC

OU

STIC

AL C

OM

FO

RT:

Fro

m p

erf

orm

ance t

o a

coustical com

fort

INT

EL

LIG

IBIL

ITY,

CO

NF

IDE

NT

IAL

ITY

AN

D C

ON

CE

NT

RA

TIO

N

To m

eet

aco

ustical re

gula

tio

ns,

it is g

enera

lly s

uffic

ient

to p

rovi

de

the p

erf

orm

ance m

easure

s in

uno

ccup

ied

sp

aces,

witho

ut

offic

e e

quip

ment

sw

itched

on.

Aco

ustical re

gula

tio

ns u

sually

reco

mm

end

valu

es t

o b

e a

chie

ved

for

reve

rbera

tio

n t

imes (w

ithin

a s

pace) and

so

und

insula

tio

n

(betw

een s

paces o

r fr

om

outs

ide

the b

uild

ing

).

This

ap

pro

ach isn’t

satisfa

cto

ry a

ny

mo

re t

o m

ee

t th

e e

xp

ec

tati

on

s

of

oc

cu

pa

nts

, in

part

icula

r w

ith

the d

eve

lop

ment

of

op

en s

paces

in o

ffic

es a

nd

the incre

asin

g h

earing

pro

ble

ms o

f stu

dents

in t

he

ed

ucatio

n s

ecto

r.

On a

day-

to-d

ay

basis

, any

activi

ty

dis

turb

s t

he initia

l aco

ustical

bala

nce,

as f

or

exam

ple

gro

up

dis

cussio

ns,

ring

ing

pho

nes,

co

pie

r

machin

es,

music

, o

pen w

ind

ow

s

or

road

tra

ffic

no

ise.

Occup

ants

of an o

ffic

e,

a c

lassro

om

,

a s

ho

p,

a h

osp

ital o

r any

oth

er

sp

ace,

need

a c

om

fort

ab

le a

nd

he

alt

hy e

nvir

on

me

nt

to c

arr

y

ou

t th

eir

ac

tivit

y u

nd

er

the

be

st

co

nd

itio

ns.

The a

co

ustic q

ualit

y o

f a r

oo

m

in a

build

ing

is g

ove

rned

by

majo

r

desig

n c

rite

ria w

hic

h r

eq

uire c

lose

mo

nito

ring

:

!!In

tellig

ibilit

y

(I w

ant

to b

e u

nd

ers

too

d),

!!C

on

fid

en

tia

lity

(I d

o n

ot

want

to b

e o

verh

eard

),

!!C

on

ce

ntr

ati

on

(I d

o n

ot

want

to b

e d

istu

rbed

).

AC

TIV

E O

R P

AS

SIV

E A

CO

US

TIC

S?

Fo

r a b

ala

nced

aco

ustic e

nvi

ronm

ent,

Arm

str

ong

reco

mm

end

s a

tw

o s

tep

ap

pro

ach:

1 !!!!U

se

pa

ssiv

e a

co

usti

cs

• t

o a

bso

rb s

ound

within

a s

pace a

nd

blo

ck s

ound

betw

een s

paces o

r co

min

g fro

m o

uts

ide t

he b

uild

ing

.

2 !!!!U

se

ac

tive

ac

ou

sti

cs

• t

o c

ove

r re

main

ing

un-w

ante

d n

ois

e

• t

o r

ais

e t

he le

vel o

f sp

eech a

nd

ove

rco

me in

tellig

ibility

issues

• t

o p

lay

music

• t

o p

rovi

de in

tellig

ible

pub

lic a

nno

uncem

ent.

Inte

llig

ibilit

y

I w

ant

to b

e

und

ers

too

d

Sit

ua

tio

n

Mix

of

ab

so

rpti

on

&

att

en

ua

tio

n

Pro

du

ct

pe

rfo

rma

nc

e

& a

ttri

bu

tes

Att

en

ua

tio

n

Ab

so

rpti

on

Co

nfi

de

nti

ality

I d

o n

ot

want

to

be o

verh

eard

Co

nc

en

tra

tio

n

I d

o n

ot

want

to

be d

istu

rbed

ULT

IMA

P

ER

LA

D

UN

E

- M

eeting

ro

om

SU

PR

EM

E /

-

Cla

ssro

om

DU

NE

MA

X

- C

onfe

rence r

oo

m

P

rod

uc

t re

co

mm

en

da

tio

n

Exa

mp

les

be

st

be

tte

r g

oo

d

of

roo

m t

yp

es

PE

RL

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B

ULT

IMA

dB

D

UN

E d

B

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losed

Offic

e

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osp

ital b

ed

roo

m

OP

TIM

A,

PE

RL

A O

P

DU

NE

MA

X

- O

pen s

paces

ULT

IMA

OP

-

Call

centr

e

-

Lib

rary

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Aco

ustical tr

eatm

ent

is n

ot

alw

ays

so

und

ab

so

rptio

n.

The r

ight

aco

ustical envi

ronm

ent

is e

ssential and

the w

ay

to a

chie

ve t

his

is t

o f

ocus o

n:

!!In

tellig

ibilit

y (I w

ant

to b

e u

nd

ers

too

d),

!!C

on

fid

en

tia

lity

(I d

o n

ot

want

to b

e o

verh

eard

),

!!C

on

ce

ntr

ati

on

(I d

o n

ot

want

to b

e d

istu

rbed

).

For

a m

ore

deta

iled

exp

lanatio

n,

and

to d

ow

nlo

ad

the '

Arm

stro

ng

Acoust

ic G

uid

e'

bro

chure

, vi

sit

our

ded

icate

d w

eb

site

ww

w.a

co

usti

c-c

eili

ng

s.c

o.u

k

ww

w.a

rmstr

on

g-c

eili

ng

.ie

Arm

str

ong

offers

a w

ide r

ang

e o

f d

ensitie

s a

nd

mate

rials

co

mb

inin

g

the n

ecessary

aco

ustical p

erf

orm

ances w

ith a

n e

xte

nsiv

e r

ang

e o

f vi

suals

.

The im

pact

of

aco

ustical co

ntr

ol o

n o

ccup

ants

of

sp

aces w

ith p

assiv

e

ceiling

s c

an b

e s

um

marised

as f

ollo

ws:

A W

IDE R

AN

GE O

F S

OL

UT

ION

S

Aco

ustical so

lutio

ns t

o a

nsw

er

all

perf

orm

ance r

eq

uirem

ents

. C

eiling

tile

ed

ge d

eta

ils h

ave

an im

po

rtant

influ

ence in

help

ing

to

pre

vent

no

ise t

ransfe

r fr

om

one s

pace t

o a

no

ther.

EX

AM

PL

ES O

F M

OS

T A

PP

RO

PR

IAT

E A

CO

US

TIC

AL S

OL

UT

ION

S:

WH

AT I

NF

LU

EN

CE

S P

ER

FO

RM

AN

CE?

The a

co

ustical p

rop

ert

ies o

f a m

inera

l ceiling

tile

vary

dep

end

ing

on t

he

co

mb

inatio

n o

f p

oro

sity,

thic

kness a

nd

density.

The f

ollo

win

g t

ab

le s

ho

ws

the im

pact

on a

co

ustical p

erf

orm

ance w

hen incre

asin

g e

ach o

f th

ese

para

mete

rs.

Ab

so

rptio

n a

w

Att

enuatio

n D

nfw

PER

LA

DU

NE d

B S

L2

DU

NE d

B

PER

LA

OP

SIE

RR

A O

P

SIE

RR

A O

P S

L2

DU

NE S

L2

ULT

IMA

PER

LA

dB

PER

LA

OP

SL2

DU

NE M

AX

ULT

IMA

SL2

ULT

IMA

OP

ULT

IMA

Vec

tor

ULT

IMA

dB

PER

LA

dB

SL2

ULT

IMA

OP

SL2

ULT

IMA

dB

SL2

DU

NE

SU

PR

EM

E

Page 11

12

13

Late

st in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

on w

ww

.arm

stro

ng-c

eilin

gs.

co.u

k -

ww

w.a

rmst

rong

-cei

ling

s.ie

AC

OU

STIC

AL C

OM

FO

RT:

The r

ole

of

ceiling

in p

assiv

e a

co

ustics

!!S

ou

nd

att

en

ua

tio

n is t

he c

ontr

ol o

f so

und

transm

issio

n b

etw

een a

dja

cent

sp

aces w

ith

a c

om

mo

n v

oid

ab

ove

them

.

!!S

ou

nd

re

du

cti

on

is t

he c

ontr

ol o

f so

und

genera

ted

in t

he p

lenum

or

co

min

g f

rom

the f

loo

r

ab

ove

.

!!S

ou

nd

ab

so

rpti

on

is t

he p

art

of

incid

ent

so

und

that

is n

ot

refle

cte

d b

y th

e t

ile.

!!B

ala

nce o

f so

un

d a

tte

nu

ati

on

and

ab

so

rpti

on

.

SO

UN

D A

BS

OR

PT

ION

FO

R B

ET

TE

R C

ON

CE

NT

RA

TIO

N

So

metim

es t

he g

oal is

sim

ply

to

red

uce n

ois

e t

ransfe

r as

much a

s p

ossib

le,

for

exam

ple

in larg

e o

pen o

ffic

es a

nd

call

centr

es,

where

vo

ices,

tele

pho

nes a

nd

offic

e e

quip

ment

can c

ause m

ajo

r d

istr

actio

ns.

Arm

str

ong

’s O

P r

ang

e o

f

low

er-

density

ceiling

s c

ontr

ols

excessiv

e s

ound

refle

ctio

ns,

offering

custo

mers

op

tim

al le

vels

of

so

und

ab

so

rptio

n.

CA

SE S

TU

DY:

C

ON

CE

NT

RA

TIO

N

CA

SE S

TU

DY:

C

ON

FID

EN

TIA

LIT

Y

CA

SE S

TU

DY:

IN

TE

LL

IGIB

ILIT

Y

SO

UN

D A

TT

EN

UA

TIO

N

FO

R B

ET

TE

R C

ON

FID

EN

TIA

LIT

Y

Many

are

as,

such a

s s

enio

r m

anag

em

ent

offic

es

and

med

ical co

nsultin

g r

oo

ms,

req

uire h

igh leve

ls

of

roo

m-t

o-r

oo

m insula

tio

n f

or

op

tim

al aura

l p

riva

cy.

Arm

str

ong

’s d

B r

ang

e o

f hig

her-

density

ceiling

s m

inim

ises

no

ise t

ransfe

r b

etw

een r

oo

ms b

y as m

uch a

s 4

3 d

B,

keep

ing

co

nve

rsatio

ns p

riva

te a

nd

occup

ants

hap

py.

SO

UN

D A

TT

EN

UA

TIO

N &

AB

SO

RP

TIO

N

FO

R B

ET

TE

R I

NT

EL

LIG

IBIL

ITY

Co

ntr

olling

so

und

ab

so

rptio

n a

nd

so

und

red

uctio

n is

vita

l fo

r im

pro

ving

sp

eech c

larity

. A

rmstr

ong

’s s

tand

ard

rang

e o

f m

ed

ium

-density

ceiling

s s

trik

es a

n o

uts

tand

ing

bala

nce b

etw

een b

oth

, b

lockin

g u

nw

ante

d n

ois

e f

rom

outs

ide w

hile

enhancin

g s

ound

qualit

y in

sid

e.

These c

eiling

s

are

id

eal fo

r cla

ssro

om

s a

nd

co

nfe

rence r

oo

ms.

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Susp

end

ed

ceiling

sys

tem

s p

lay

a k

ey

role

in t

he c

ontr

ol o

f th

e a

co

ustical envi

ronm

ent.

Passiv

e a

co

ustics is c

oncern

ed

with t

he a

bso

rptio

n a

nd

blo

ckin

g o

f so

und

within

and

betw

een s

paces.

Ho

w t

o p

rovid

e c

on

ce

ntr

ati

on

, vis

ua

l c

om

fort

an

d

ea

sy a

cc

ess t

o t

he

ple

nu

m in

an

op

en

sp

ac

e?

Ho

w t

o e

nsu

re n

ois

es f

rom

ad

jac

en

t sp

ac

es a

re n

ot

he

ard

in

th

e c

orr

ido

r ?

Ho

w t

o p

rovid

e t

he

be

st

ac

ou

sti

c d

esig

n s

olu

tio

ns

to a

cla

ss r

oo

m?

!!S

olu

tio

n: U

LT

IMA

Ve

cto

r

!!R

ec

icla

dh

or

Off

ice

Bu

ild

ing

(E

)

!!S

olu

tio

n: U

LT

IMA

dB

Pla

nks

!!D

e K

on

ing

Off

ice

(N

L)

!!S

olu

tio

n : U

LT

IMA

Bo

ard

!!S

ch

oo

l (D

)

Ho

w t

o im

pro

ve

th

e a

co

usti

c,

vis

ua

l a

nd

erg

on

om

ic

co

mfo

rt o

f a

n o

pe

n p

lan

te

levis

ion

stu

dio

?

Ho

w t

o c

rea

te a

qu

iet

sp

ac

e d

esp

ite

no

isy

se

rvic

es in

th

e p

len

um

?

Ho

w t

o p

rovid

e o

pti

ma

l in

tellig

ibilit

y t

o a

ll

pa

rtic

ipa

nts

in

a m

ee

tin

g r

oo

m?

!!S

olu

tio

n: O

PT

IMA

Ca

no

py

!!I

On

lin

e O

ffic

e (

PT

)

!!S

olu

tio

n: M

ETA

L P

rem

ium

B1

5

!!In

tern

ati

on

al B

oo

k C

lub

(E

)

!!S

olu

tio

n: O

RC

AL

Ca

no

py

!!A

rmstr

on

g B

uild

ing

Pro

du

ct

Off

ice

(F

R)

Page 12

14

15

Late

st in

form

atio

n av

aila

ble

on w

ww

.arm

stro

ng-c

eilin

gs.

co.u

k -

ww

w.a

rmst

rong

-cei

ling

s.ie

AC

OU

STIC

AL C

OM

FO

RT:

The r

ole

of

ceiling

in a

ctive

aco

ustics

AC

OU

STIC

AL C

OM

FO

RT:

Solu

tions f

or

"RE

TR

OFIT

"

An a

co

ustical r

etr

ofit

co

nsis

ts o

f fin

e

tunin

g t

he a

co

ustical p

erf

orm

ance

of an e

xis

ting

sp

ace t

o m

eet

the e

nd

users

' d

esired

leve

ls o

f in

tellig

ibility

,

co

ncentr

atio

n a

nd

co

nfid

entialit

y.

When r

elo

cating

a b

usin

ess t

o n

ew

pre

mis

es o

r re

co

nfig

ura

ting

an e

xis

ting

offic

e p

lan t

o s

uit n

ew

org

anis

atio

nal

req

uire

ments

, acoustic

s m

ust b

e taken

into

acco

unt

as e

arly

as p

ossib

le in

the d

esig

n p

rocess.

Inte

gra

ting

aco

ustics a

nd

sp

ace p

lannin

g w

ill

allo

ws y

ou a

chie

ve a

go

od

bala

nce

betw

een s

pace o

ptim

isatio

n a

nd

occup

ants

' co

mfo

rt le

vels

fo

r m

ore

pro

ductive

wo

rkin

g e

nvi

ronm

ents

.

The a

co

ustical p

erf

orm

ance o

f a

sp

ace is

set

by

its s

ize,

the r

oo

m

surf

ace m

ate

rials

, fu

rniture

and

backg

round

no

ise.

An a

co

ustical

retr

ofit

will t

here

fore

co

nsid

er:

• c

hang

ing

exis

ting

surf

ace m

ate

rials

;

• c

om

ple

menting

the e

xis

ting

ro

om

co

nfig

ura

tio

n w

ith d

isco

ntinuo

us

ceiling

so

lutio

ns (C

ano

py

rang

e);

• c

om

ple

menting

the p

assiv

e

aco

ustics w

ith a

n a

ctive

aco

ustics

so

lutio

n (i-ceiling

s)

Offic

e s

pace p

lannin

g is

a b

ala

nce

betw

een o

ptim

isin

g t

he a

rea

ava

ilab

le a

nd

pro

ducin

g a

co

mfo

rtab

le

and

pro

ductive

wo

rkin

g e

nvi

ronm

ent.

Arm

str

ong recom

mend

s that acoustic

al

fine t

unin

g b

e c

onsid

ere

d a

s e

arly

as p

ossib

le in

the d

esig

n s

chem

e.

Pla

ste

rbo

ard

ceiling

s o

r exp

osed

co

ncre

te s

offits c

an c

reate

a

very

reve

rbera

nt

sp

ace w

hic

h,

in

co

mb

inatio

n w

ith t

od

ay'

s o

ffic

e in

terio

r

desig

n t

rend

s w

ith e

xte

nsiv

e u

se

of g

lass p

art

itio

ns,

imp

acts

neg

ative

ly

on c

oncentr

atio

n le

vels

.

Exis

ting

susp

end

ed

ceiling

s d

o n

ot

alw

ays

meet

the s

trin

gent

aco

ustical

req

uirem

ents

set

by

such a

pp

licatio

ns

as c

all

centr

es.

Treating

so

und

directly

ab

ove

wo

rksta

tio

ns,

whils

t als

o

co

ntr

ibuting

to

low

ering

the o

vera

ll

reve

rbera

tio

n t

ime,

is t

hen k

ey

to

enhancin

g le

vels

of co

ncentr

atio

n a

nd

co

nfid

entialit

y.

Und

er

challe

ng

ing

arc

hitectu

ral a

nd

aco

ustical c

onfig

ura

tio

ns,

retr

ofit

ting

an e

xis

ting

ceiling

with li

ghtw

eig

ht

and

desig

n a

co

ustical a

bso

rbers

or

"cano

pie

s",

can t

rig

ger

a 1

80

deg

ree s

hift

in t

he p

erc

eiv

ed

qualit

y

of th

e s

pace,

hig

her

co

mfo

rt le

vels

and

an in

cre

ase in

occup

ant

pro

ductivi

ty.

Cano

py

so

lutio

ns m

ay

furt

her

be c

om

ple

mente

d b

y w

all

treatm

ents

and

active

aco

ustics b

y A

rmstr

ong

.

DE

FIN

ITIO

N

i-ceilings s

ound

panels

are

a r

ange

of

sta

te-o

f-th

e-a

rt f

lat

panel

loud

sp

eakers

desig

ned

to

aesth

etically

matc

h A

rmstr

ong

ceiling t

iles a

nd

lay

directly

into

the c

eiling g

rid

.

Sound

panels

deliv

er

voic

e,

music

and

active

acoustics,

an e

lectr

oacoustical ro

om

tre

atm

ent

that

enhances inte

lligib

ility

,

confid

entialit

y and

concentr

ation

leve

ls in o

ccup

ied

sp

aces.

STA

ND

AR

D E

DG

E D

ETA

ILS

AP

PL

ICA

TIO

NS

WH

AT I

S "

RE

TR

OF

IT"?

CA

NO

PY :

AR

MS

TR

ON

G &

SO

LU

TIO

N

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Arm

str

ong

’s i-c

eiling

s p

rovi

de t

he a

ctive

aco

ustics t

o c

om

ple

ment

the p

assiv

e t

reatm

ent

wheneve

r necessary

.

DID

YO

U K

NO

W..

.

Aco

ustical re

tro

fit s

olu

tio

ns b

y

Arm

str

ong

offer

uniq

ue b

enefit

s:

!!A

esth

eti

cs:

cre

ate

a s

trik

ing

desig

n a

nd

mo

re intim

ate

sp

aces.

!!F

lexib

ilit

y:

so

lutio

ns c

an b

e

easily

dis

pla

ced

to

suit f

utu

re

reco

nfig

ura

tio

ns.

!!F

un

cti

on

ality

: act

as lig

ht

refle

cto

rs t

o m

inim

ise e

nerg

y

co

nsum

ptio

n.

!!E

ase

of

insta

lla

tio

n:

sp

ecia

l

direct

ceiling

att

achm

ent

(pla

ste

rbo

ard

and

grid

) w

ith

OP

TIM

A C

ano

py.

Sp

eech

rein

forc

em

ent

So

und

maskin

g

Pub

lic

anno

uncem

ent

Music

Office

Op

en s

pac

e, c

all c

entr

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"

Ind

ivid

ual

offi

ce"

Co

nfe

rence

ro

om

""

""

Education

Cla

ss r

oo

m"

"

Lib

rary

""

Healthcare

Wai

ting

are

a"

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Pat

ient

roo

m"

Retail

Sho

p /

Sho

wro

om

""

Res

taura

nt

""

Transport

Lo

ung

e"

"

Wai

ting

ro

om

""

Exa

mp

le o

f a

co

usti

ca

l tr

ea

tme

nt

in a

n e

mp

ty s

pa

ce

:A

co

usti

ca

l p

erf

orm

an

ce

ob

jec

tive

:

Sp

ee

ch

in

tellig

ibilit

y w

ith

a R

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s

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om

vo

lum

e

25

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3

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a

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12

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pty

ro

om

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py

20

OP

TIM

A C

ano

py

14

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CA

L C

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py

5 A

XIO

M C

ano

py

(with U

LTIM

A O

P)

Oct

ave

Ban

d c

entr

e fr

equen

cy (

Hz)

Reverberation Time (secondes)

(1) A

vaila

ble

in V

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CLIP

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nd

sta

nd

ard

per

fora

tion)

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und

panel

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Ceiling

ed

ge d

eta

il

So

und

panel

ed

ge d

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gu

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visual

for

a c

eiling

with d

ep

tho

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wid

e g

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ard

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ual

where

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tile

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nd

grid

s a

re a

t th

e s

am

e le

vel

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isual

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