How to soundproof an office for speech privacy
The Problem: Since offices, conference rooms and patient exam rooms are typically built with economy in mind, they do not provide speech privacy. Keeping sensitive information and conversations private requires a construction assembly intentionally designed to block sound from one space to another. Human Resource issues require discussions to be private. Company strategies may need to be kept secret and confidential. Health issues should be between only the patient and their health care professional, not overheard by the patient in the next room. A 1% opening in a wall or doorway will reduce the effectiveness of that barrier by 50%. Problem Analysis: Containing the sound of the speech within the room is the issue. Speech privacy is compromised and sound leakage occurs wherever there is an opening that can pass sound or light. Sound may pass through, under and around office doors that do not have acoustical seals. In open plenum office des...