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A Lesson in Acoustics

What if as a student you could hear only 75 percent of the words spoken to you?  What if as a ______ you could ___ only 75 percent of the ____ spoken to you?  

Airplanes flying overhead, students passing through the halls and reverberation combine to form classroom noise. The acoustics inside education spaces have been proven to impact everything, from the ability of students to focus and understand teachers, to motivation, sleep and teacher job satisfaction.5 Designing a space that promotes learning requires optimized acoustics that consider the purpose of the space and sources of noise.

 

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High NRC

Using materials with high Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) ensures sound absorption that reduces noise levels and reverberation time, ultimately improving speech intelligibility and acoustic comfort. Rockfon stone wool and metal ceiling solutions are purpose-built to provide optimal acoustic performance in complex spaces by providing superior sound absorption with NRC ratings up to 0.95.

 

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An Ideal Environment

In schools, moisture poses risks to both the safety and durability of ceilings. If ceiling tiles are affected by humidity, they risk mold growth and sagging tiles. In one Illinois school, mold issues forced it to close for 18 months and spend over $29 million in mold removal.8 Ceiling systems can play an important role in lessening the risk of mold issues.

 

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Healthy Learning Spaces

Stone wool is naturally moisture resistant and lacks the nutritional properties to support harmful microorganisms, like mold and bacteria. Not only does this maintain indoor air quality, which is important when building for vulnerable populations, it reduces maintenance costs. Rockfon’s ceiling tiles won’t need replacing due to mold concerns or sag caused by moisture. Rockfon is committed to creating ceiling solutions that put safety first without sacrificing longevity or maintenance needs.

 

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The Importance of Cleanliness and Safety

Children are often the most susceptible to pollutants emitted from building materials. This is because children breathe in more air and, as a result, are absorbing more chemicals that can be harmful to their growing bodies. Since most children spend the majority of their year inside school buildings, these projects deserve extra attention for IAQ.

 

 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency found that up to half of the schools in the U.S. have problems linked to poor indoor air quality.3 Rockfon offers a solution with products that are GREENGUARD Gold Certified for low VOCs.

Rockfon Education Range

  High sound absorption
  Repel water and resist the growth of mold and mildew
  Support natural daylighting​
  Moisture and Impact Resistant

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Explore our product range 

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Ceiling Tiles & Panels

Rockfon stone wool ceiling tiles and panels are known for their elegance and performance characteristics - acoustic control, fire protection, humidity resistance, durability and light reflection.

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Islands & Baffles

Rockfon stone wool ceiling baffles & clouds baffles feature excellent sound absorption and offer an aesthetically-pleasing option for open plenum ceiling designs.

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Monolithic Acoustical Ceilings

Rockfon® Mono® Acoustic delivers an innovative monolithic ceiling solution with continual, smooth surfaces that turn your design aspirations into reality.

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Ceiling Grids

Ceiling grids from Rockfon Chicago Metallic® combine trusted performance, easy installation, multiple options & seismic capabilities.

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Rockfon stone wool ceiling tiles & panels a transform learning environments for students and teachers. Stone wool naturally delivers high sound absorption. When stone wool is transformed into an acoustic ceiling, occupants experience acoustic comfort & enhanced classroom acoustics. 

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What we do

We manufacture acoustic ceilings stone wool products, while also providing metal ceiling panels and Chicago Metallic® ceiling suspension grid systems. These are all part of developing effective, architectural ceiling systems.

We are dedicated to making your job easier with ceiling products that are easy to install and that deliver beautiful, comfortable spaces.

Rockfon North America
4849 S. Austin Ave.
Chicago, IL 60638
1-800-323-7164
cs@rockfon.com