The goal of noise reduction in gymnasiums and multipurpose rooms is to add sound absorption materials to reduce reverberation (echo) within the room.
Typically these large rooms have hard reflective walls and floors such as concrete block and there is a need for noise reduction.
Adding noise control products such as hanging baffles or wall panels will increase speech intelligibility and reduce ambient noise during events for greater usage of the room.
These sound absorption materials should be planned into the design of the gym or multipurpose room, however they can be added as a retrofit application as the need for noise reduction within the facility is addressed.
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