Riba Awarded ‘A Guide to Office Acoustics’ recently launched by the AIS provides a well structured comprehensive guide to best practice in the design and installation of acoustic solutions.

The starting point for the document was a lack of comprehensive guidance in office acoustics, so in 2009 AIS commissioned a review of available research in office acoustics by Bridget Shield, professor of acoustics in the faculty of engineering, science and the built environment at London South Bank University.

The Acoustic Guide is a comprehensive guide to office acoustics, which will have appeal to first time office occupiers, clients, contractors, suppliers, designers and architects.

Guide Contents:-
What’s in the guide

• Basic acoustics – how sound works

• Comprehensive design guidance – from ceilings, partitioning and flooring, to setting design targets

• Terminology – a complete jargon buster

• Design Guide to Office Acoustics

• Case Studies

• Acoustic Standards

• Acoustic Research

The emphasis on the traditional office environment is changing. 

Companies now need to bring together a number of elements within the space they have available.No longer are we tied to our desks, technology has changed that.In today’s workplace the drivers of this change relate to: branding, bringing together remote workers, increasing productivity and providing flexibility, all of which have become key distinctions which are dictating how we now plan our commercial environments.

Hive was developed taking all these elements of change into consideration. Manufacturers Connection Seating spent time discussing with industry people to understand what they required.The ability to have places for thinking, sharing ideas, touch down working, meetings with good sound acoustics were common themes during this research.

Hive itself is a series of modular pieces which come together in numerous formations. Simply created with a few pieces, the results allow you to create a working space within the environment you have, whether this be smaller “pods” or larger configurations. Media screens and tables can be integrated within or as stand alone units.The tables also have the ability to include power modules for plug and go working solutions.

Mission Workplace

West Midlands based Mission Workplace together with the Mission Group of Companies is a leading service provider for all your Interior Space Planning and Design, Contract Office Furniture and Commercial Office Refurbishment solutions from a single source.

Our Interiors Team strive on successfully bringing together all elements of your project and working closely with you to ensure the minimum of disruption so your business can remain right on track during the project programme.

Why not visit our Case Study page which provides details of recent project completions.

New Case Studies now available  for St Modwen, Hillscourt Conference Centre and RPC Group.

Visit the Mission Workplace Case Study Page