Excessive noise levels are a growing problem in computer server room design and construction.

Computer server racks, towers, and CPU's all have cooling fans built in. This computer fan noise is a high-pitched whine that reduces employee productivity and efficiency.

To quiet that computer fan noise, sound-absorbing materials such as acoustical foams should be used in the design and construction of these rooms.

Sonex acoustical foams, which are class 1 fire rated and fiber-free, should be used behind the server racks to pick up the first point of reflection from the noise of those computer fans.

Also the Sonex foam panels and ceiling tiles can be used on the walls and ceilings to reduce the overall ambient computer noise within the room. These products can be used in the initial computer room design and construction phase or can be added later as a retrofit to quiet that computer fan noise.