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Mar 29

Soundproofing or acoustic conditioning with sound-absorbent wood panels? What does your project require?

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Soundproofing can improve the acoustics of your premises but perhaps that is not what you need. When renovating or constructing a building, it is essential to understand the building’s issues in order to identify the preventive or corrective measures that should be implemented. We are often consulted about possible improvements in the acoustics of spaces: A project manager or their client has detected acoustic problems and needs to solve them. In these cases it is very common to start talking about soundproofing when what is in fact needed is acoustic conditioning. There is awareness of a problem but is is not well defined, so it could happen that the chosen solution is the wrong one. Soundproofing aims to prevent sound from entering or leaving the room and can be achieved by installing sound-absorbent wood panels in combination with other insulating materials. But sometimes, the problem is the echo within the room, which hampers the intelligibility of conversations or speeches of the people who are inside. This effect does not improve by soundproofing the space. What is required is acoustic conditioning. Acoustic conditioning allows you to control the echo in question, which is in fact reverberation, which can be defined as the permanence of sound beyond the time required to properly hear and understand a message. Explained in a more technical manner, “reverberation time” is the time it takes for the sound to decay by 60 dB as received stood the sound emission source stops The acoustic conditioning of a room can be carried out by installing sound-absorbent wood acoustic panels that would limit the reverberation time and therefore improve interior acoustics. If you want to know more about soundproofing and acoustic conditioning do not miss our special section for acoustics and construction professionals.     If you liked this post about soundproofing, you may also be interested in:   - What is soundproofing? What is acoustic conditioning? Is it the same? - Insulation levels in wood soundproof doors or acoustic doors - 12 books on acoustic conditioning, acoustic design and architectural acoustics that you mustn’t miss - The acoustic conditioning of the Qatar Development Bank - QDB
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Mar 22

Spigodoor renews its website with more information about technical doors

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There is an increasing demand for more information about technical doors so, at Spigogroup, we have updated the section of our website dedicated to Spigodoor, our division which designs and manufactures wood technical doors. Spigogroup specialises in designing, manufacturing and marketing wood solutions for the building sector. The company has three divisions: 1.- Decorative and acoustic panels for roofing and cladding sold under three brands: Spigotec, Spigoacustic and Spigoline 2.- Sports furniture (phenolic cabins, phenolic benches and phenolic lockers) sold under the Spigocompac brand 3.- Technical doors (fire doors and acoustic doors) sold under the Spigodoor brand. In the digital world, the Spigogroup website is a true reflection of the activities of the company and it also has a section for each division. It also offers tools for building industry professionals, including our online Optimum Reverberation Time (OTR) Calculator, our online catalogue in PRESTO and FIEBDC formats and this blog you are reading right now, with up-to-date information on the world of wood, architecture, acoustics and construction. The new Spigodoor section on our website now offers more information about technical doors From now on, you can access the PDF version of our new Spigodoor catalogue, as well as spaces dedicated specifically to our acoustic doors and our fire doors, where you can learn all the technical characteristics of each model, available finishes and sizes and manufacturing lead times. From this section you can also download the PDF datasheets of the Basic series, Sound series (acoustic doors) and Fire series (fire doors). We hope you like it.     If you liked this post about information about information about technical doors, you may also be interested in:   - Technical doors - What dimensions should I take to place an order? - Insulation levels in wood soundproof doors or acoustic doors - Doors for hotels: FR fire doors, acoustic doors and custom wood technical doors - Wood panelling and wood technical doors in the Irabia-Izaga School
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Mar 15

Sanitary cubicles, changing cubicles and phenolic cabins for schools, universities and colleges

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There is no piece of furniture subjected to more abuse than those used by children, teenagers or adolescents, and there is no furniture more resistant to shocks than that made of phenolic panel. That is why schools across the world employ phenolic lockers and phenolic cabins for schools. Toilet cubicles, shower cubicles and changing cubicles are delimited spaces found in all changing rooms. If one includes them in the “furniture” category, one had to admit that they are the simplest pieces of furniture one can imagine: four walls, a door and little else. The particular trait of sanitary cubicles and phenolic cabins for schools is their hardness and resistance: . Extreme resistance to moisture, even when in direct and continuous contact with water, as in Phenolic cabins for showers. Undoubtedly, this is the first and most important of the advantages of phenolic sports furniture, and also of phenolic cabins for schools. Resistance to shocks, door slamming and massive use: This feature is essential in sports furniture in schools, universities and schools. Okay, one cannot generalise, but one must admit that sanitary cubicles for schools and changing cubicles in universities are much more likely to suffer mistreatment or misuse than in any other type of building. Furthermore, phenolic cabins are particularly resistant to scratching, wear and contact with chemicals. Resistance to dirt: since the phenolic panel used to make phenolic cabins for schools is non porous, dirt does not penetrate, it is antibacterial, anti-corrosive and easy to keep clean. . VIEW SPIGOCOMPAC CATALOGUE   If you liked this post about phenolic cabins for schools, you may also be interested in: . - What are phenolic booths? And phenolic lockers? - Phenolic cabins for changing rooms – Finishes and complements - Spigocompac Phenolic Booths - Types and Technical Specifications - 7 articles that you should read about phenolic booths and phenolic lockers
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Mar 08

Using absorbent acoustic panels can improve the look of your project, so here are seven examples.

By Acoustics, Architecture, Construction, Decoration, News, Spigogroup wood projects No Comments
The use of absorbent acoustic panels has a very specific goal: acoustic conditioning of a room to avoid reverberation and the discomfort it entails. But using absorbent acoustic panels does not have to lead to a decline in the aesthetic quality of any project, in fact, it may even improve in this regard. Many absorbent acoustic panels are finished in wood providing great elegance and warmth, and they give the user a clear sense of quality that infects the whole project. Furthermore, if you entrust your wood projects to a reputable wood supplier who is also a manufacturer, like Spigogroup, the aesthetic possibilities are almost limitless: curved roofs with absorbent acoustic panels, like those manufactured for the Rioja office of the The Construction Labour Foundation, or filigrees and compositions, like those made for the auditorium of Stratford University and the Saudi Press Agency. Here we leave you with seven good examples of the aesthetic contribution of Spigogroup absorbent acoustic panels to projects in different countries: . Superior School in Bergen (Norway)   .   Stratford University (United Kingdom)   .     The Footwear Technology Centre in La Rioja (Spain)         City Gates Church (United Kingdom)       The Construction Labour Foundationb (Spain)     . . Auditorium Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia)       Tracasa Offices (Spain)   . . . If you liked this post about absorbent acoustic panels, you may also be interested in: . - Acoustic panels for acoustic conditioning in recording studios - How to choose wood acoustic panels for your Project - What will future wood acoustic panels be like? - Acoustic panels for auditoriums: the Disney Film Room at the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid
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