Problem:  Unwanted sound reverberation in a large gymnasium or other multipurpose facility causes impaired speech intelligibility, poor musical quality, and noise pollution during sporting events.

Goal:  Control the echo. Make the environment comfortable for a listening audience, a sporting event, a loudspeaker system, a dance, musical or any other social function.

Solution:  A Class A fire rated wall or ceiling treatment with the appropriate acoustical product will serve to intercept the path of the sound reflection and dissipate the noise problem. An untreated Gym will typically have a 4-10 second echo, while human ear can tolerate a 1.5-2.0 second echo. With the right product, we'll drop your echo down to an acceptable level and better control your acoustic environment.

Fabric Wall Panels are available in 50 colors and cut to any size required. These are compressed fiberglass panels designed for gluing or clipping to wall surfaces. Ideal for treatment in a gymnasium by positioning panels around the perimeter of the room at the top of the wall. They add wonderful aesthetics and sound absorption qualities into the room.

Silence Wallcovering is a thin, ribbed polyester fabric material designed for controlling human voice. Ideal application for a wainscoting treatment around the base of the wall in a gymnasium. Not recommended if bass music is involved in the room due to the thinness of the material, but ideal if human voice is the primary noise culprit in a facility where durability is a must!

VET Baffles are 2'x4' fiberglass panels wrapped in colorful PVC skins and suspended vertically from the ceiling. They are ideal for a metal joist ceiling application in a gymnasium, and can be wrapped in several decorative colors to match school logos! our most cost effective means by which to effectively treat a gymnasium for sound control!

FireFlex is a melamine foam based product cut into a 2'x4' panel and adhered directly to a wall surface. Ideal for upper wall treatment in a gymnasium. These panels are more brittle than the other products, and are not recommended in sporting facilities with low ceilings.

Silex Panels are a 1" flat melamine foam based product faced with the Silence Wallcovering material. Ideal for upper wall panel treatment in a Gymnasium where Silence Wallcovering is used as a wainscoting treatment along the lower base of the wall. Note that the sides of these panels are exposed, unlike our Fabric Panels .

REFERRALS:

McDonough School, 8600 McDonough Rd., Owings Mill, MD 21117  Scott Ward; 1-410-998-3501

St. Paul Lutheran School, 510 West Adams Street, Arlington, MN 55307  Jeff Sell; 1-507-964-2397

Pearl River Community College, 101 Highway 11 North Poplarville, MS 39470 Archie Rawls; 1-601-403-1271

Parkridge Community Center, 1515 Touhy Ave., Parkridge, IL 60068  Bob DeLeonardis; 1-847-692-5129

Walla Walla YMCA, 340 South Park Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362  Ned Schaefer, 1-509-525-8863

Boys & Girls Club, 610 East 42nd St., Boise, ID 83714  Marlyss Meyer; 1-208-376-4960

YMCA , One South School Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237  Al Hostetler; 1-941-951-2916

Laurens School District, 300 West Garfield, Laurens, IA 50554  Leon Swier;  1-712-845-4508

Plainview Public Schools, 301 West Pilcher Ave., Plainview, NE 68769  Don Betterman;  1-402-582-4993

Hallelujah Acres, 900 South Post Road, Shelby, NC 28151  Joshua Gassle;  1-704-481-1700

Edinburgh Community School, 202 South Keeleyt Street, Edinburgh, IN 46124  Ron Mayes;  1-812-526-2681

Deliverance Evangelical Church, 2001 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132  Taylor Hightower;  1-215-886-5801

Pacific Club, 200 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065  Larry Pfoutz;  1-415-508-0117

Chandler Christian School, 301 North Hartford Street, Chandler, AZ 85224  Attn: Cathy;  1-602-963-0748

Bemidgi Area Schools, 201 15th Street NW, Bemidgi, MN 56601  Dave Wilander;  1-218-759-3237

First Church of the Nazarene, 2200 El Rancho Drive, Sparks, NV 89431  Robin Coots;  1-702-358-4066

Clayton County Schools, 305 North Gay Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105  Marion Freeman;  1-314-726-6949

To Do:

• Check further Web site pages on any of those products for more information, application photos, spec sheets, color charts, and references
• Measure your room dimensions
• Contact NetWell