Today’s offices are being designed and retrofitted with open floor plans to make them more aesthetically pleasing and collaborative. Unfortunately, reflective surfaces – metals, glass and wood – have also increased the noise level. When employees feel less comfortable and more distracted, productivity suffers.

Speech Privacy & Sound Management

Sound masking is a reliable and cost-effective method of providing speech privacy and sound management. The technology adds a layer of unstructured sound into the environment, making the structured sound of human speech less intelligible and less distracting.

With these systems, small zones, combined with fine volume and frequency adjustments, allow the masking sound to be customized for each space layout. Networked control of settings and zones takes the headaches out of making changes. Adjustments can be made in minutes, without opening the ceiling or altering cabling. Such a high degree of flexibility maximizes the masking’s effectiveness and occupant comfort. This technology is easy to retrofit, and also provides paging and music functions.

Popular Sound Masking environments include…

Commercial offices, call centers, healthcare facilities, banks, car dealerships, legal environments, libraries, schools, worship spaces, military facilities, and more.

Contact your technology partner for a customized sound masking system suited to your office environment. Make sure it is fully tested and ready to perform when delivered and installed.

Jeff Nolte is President and CEO of CTS, a leading Voice and IT services provider based in Millersville, Maryland. He may be reached at (800) 787-4848 or jnolte@ctsmd.us. Visit: www.ctsmd.us.