An ASID / Dynasound collaborative study revealed that 71% of
employees consider open plan speech noise to be the #1
facilities problem.

In an open plan office environment, the purpose
of sound masking is to improve workplace productivity by reducing the amount
of conversational distractions.  

A few documented advantages of properly designed and implemented
soundmasking solutions in open office floor plans are:
Soundmasking  Reduces The Radius of
Speech Distraction

Managing the distraction of nearby conversations in
open plans is the primary acoustical issue in the
workplace for facility managers. By incorporating
the right amounts of the A,B,Cs (Absorb, Block, and
Cover Up) of soundmasking, the ability to
concentrate can be greatly improved by reducing
the  amount of background speech distraction.
  • Speech privacy increased by 50% in open plan office environments

  • Productivity increases of 13% - 20% when conversational distraction was
    reduced to acceptable levels

  • Average increases of up 175% in employee satisfaction

  • Reduced workplace stress levels

  • Financial models document a 300% to 500% return on investment

  • An overall perception of a quieter work environment
When a soundmasking solution, by Dynasound, is
implemented into an open plan office environment,
it has the same effect, acoustically as actually
tripling the distance between employees – without
the expense of actually making workstations three
times larger.
Soundmasking.com is the web site of  Dynasound, Inc., the industry leader in sound masking since 1975.  Dynasound is a process driven organization that
provides turn-key sound masking solutions tailored to the requirements and characteristics of each environment.


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