Beyond Flexible
How ceiling baffles are providing innovative solutions for healthier, more well-designed spaces
Sponsored by Maxxit | By Andrew A. Hunt
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Of all the different ceiling options available today in commercial construction, ceiling baffles combine acoustical performance and design versatility. This learning unit will give an overview of ceiling baffle design trends, discuss their impact on occupant well being and explain how ceiling baffles are manufactured and the attributes that contribute to lower costs, shorter lead times, and better sustainability.
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Maxxit helps architects and interior designers realize their design intent with creative engineering solutions, a broad range of manufacturing capabilities and unlimited finishing options. Our custom approach to standard products as well as our ability to engineer and manufacture tailor-made solutions brings architects and designers back for project after project.
Originally published in PM Engineer
Originally published in April 2022
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss how the acoustical aspects of ceiling baffles contribute to the well-being of occupants.
- Describe new design trends that create problems with sound reverberation, negatively impacting occupant comfort.
- Explain how ceiling baffles are manufactured and the attributes that contribute to lower costs, shorter lead times, and better sustainability.
- List how ceiling baffle systems integrate with other indoor environmental quality (IEQ) elements, contributing to occupant health and safety.
