Waiting Area in an Airport

Without Acoustic Treatment With Acoustic Treatment

Airport Gate Area Public Address System

The sounds and images shown in this example portray a Public Address System message, with important information being transmitted in an untreated and a treated gate area.

Untreated gate area

The message is being blurred by excessive gate reverberation and masked by noise from people in the gate, compromising speech intelligibility. 

Treated gate area

Reverberation in the gate area and noise build-up are both being controlled by the use of acoustic treatment in the ceiling. This way, speech intelligibility is maximized and the message can be clearly perceived. 

Reducing stress by maximizing speech intelligibility

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