Reading Time: 4 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 5b – Flanking Noise Sources In last week’s module, we discussed two of the most common sources of flanking noise. (Link to Part 5a) This week we focus on two additional sources and how to reduce and eliminate them in your hotel. As a brief reminder, flanking noise is simply noise that

Reading Time: 4 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 5a – Flanking Noise Sources In previous modules, we discussed the following: The importance of STC ratings to the success of your hotel design (Link To Part I) The minimum STC standards required by your franchises (Link to Part II) Typical wall/ceiling assemblies and their associated STC rating (Link to Part

Reading Time: 3 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 4 – What Is Flanking Noise?  In the previous three modules, we discussed the following insights: The importance of STC ratings to the success of your hotel design (Link To Part I) The minimum STC standards required by your franchises (Link to Part II) Typical wall/ceiling assemblies and their associated STC

Reading Time: 2 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 3 – Recommended Assemblies In the previous two modules, we discussed The importance of STC ratings to the success of your hotel design (Link To Part I) The minimum STC standards required by your franchises (Link to Part II) In today’s module, we will focus on the most common hotel

Reading Time: 2 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 2 – STC Ratings By Brand Greetings from your Base4 partners and welcome to our second installment of how to maintain quality sound-proofing in your hotels. In Part 1, we provided an overview of STC ratings and how you can leverage these ratings to optimize the design of your

Reading Time: 2 minutes How to keep your hotel guestrooms quiet!  Part 1 – What is an STC Rating Your hotel guests appreciate quiet accommodations.  Unfortunately for hotel owners, dealing with the myriad of potential disturbances from noisy PTACS, snoring guest neighbors, and late-night corridor parties can hinder guest experience.  In this new series on controlling noise pollution in