Acoustic intelligence
Field notes on office acoustics, certifications and buying — written for importers, dealers and project teams.
What Does 30±3 dB Actually Mean? Office Pod Sound Ratings in Real Life
Every pod supplier quotes a decibel number, but what does 30±3 dB feel like at the desk next door? How the ISO 23351-1 test works, what the number sounds like, and what it does not promise.
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Acoustic Office Pods for Open Plan Offices: The Size-by-Headcount Buyer Guide
Most pods fail before they arrive — bought for the wrong meeting. Match S, M, SL, L and XL to real headcount and floor plate, and the open plan finally quiets down.
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The Office Pod Buyer's Checklist: Size, Air, Power, Certification
Ten questions that separate a pod that gets used from a pod that gets resented — sized from real shipments to 50+ countries.
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Pods Alone Are Not Enough: The Three-Layer Acoustic Ecosystem
A pod fixes the loudest 10% of office noise problems. The other 90% needs absorption and division. Here is the absorb–divide–enclose framework we use to plan quiet floors.
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What Is ISO 23351-1? How to Read Office Pod Acoustic Ratings
Every serious pod supplier quotes a dB number — but only ISO 23351-1 makes those numbers comparable. Here is what the standard measures and what buyers should ask for.
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