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DE-CIX operates one of the world\u2019s largest internet exchanges in Frankfurt, Germany and in such a place, a quiet working environment is essential for concentrated work. A large office space with a big staff and lots of machinery, however, often creates a challenging acoustic situation. In this blog post, we show you how we improved the room acoustics in the new DE-CIX premises.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poorly insulated rooms and reflective surfaces on walls and ceilings mean that phone calls, conversations and noisy appliances such as coffee machines and printers become acoustic sources of interference. All these problems prompted DE-CIX to contact us for a new acoustic concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The request described typical issues such as high volume levels and reverberant rooms \u2013 and therefore very wearisome communication. In addition, due to gaps in the glass elements and partition walls, there was a strong propagation of all noises through the corridors and the many individual rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The specified objectives were the isolation of noise sources, reduced reverberation and improved intelligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step was to create an acoustic concept for the entire floor and work it out in detail as a 3D model. Next, the reverberation time RT60 was calculated for each room in order to determine which and how much optimisation was required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We achieved the reduction of the reverberation time by using effectively positioned wall and ceiling sails in various sizes and separated the individual rooms with ISO acoustic curtains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, all offices, meeting rooms and corridors were optimised with the HOFA acoustic modules and the acoustic makeover was a complete success. Perfect intelligibility makes for stress-free meetings, while sound absorption and insulation across the entire area ensures a working environment without acoustic disturbances.
Even the coffee machine, printer and conversations between colleagues in other offices are no longer distracting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meeting room with HOFA Wall and Ceiling Sails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Products in use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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HOFA Ceiling Sail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceiling sail consists of acoustically highly effective HOFA PureAkust\u00ae and counteracts unwanted reverberation in your room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOFA Wall Sail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HOFA Wall Sail is an absorber which reduces interfering sound reflections on walls and minimizes the reverberation time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOFA Acoustic Curtain ISO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The acoustic curtain ISO offers perfect noise insulation and acoustic separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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