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Acoustics Part 2: Are Privacy Pods the Answer to the Problem of Noisy Offices?

March 25, 2020

Privacy pods have been popping up all across open offices to help solve the problem of unwanted noise and lack of space for focus work. Join editor-at-large Robert Nieminen as he talks to Jim Abraham, Steelcase director for Orangebox Americas Business, and Adrian Welch, global key account manager with Orangebox, about this trend and whether it's just a bandage or a viable solution for workplace design.

Privacy pods have been popping up all across open offices to help solve the problem of unwanted noise and lack of space for focus work. Join editor-at-large Robert Nieminen as he talks to Jim Abraham, Steelcase director for Orangebox Americas Business, and Adrian Welch, global key account manager with Orangebox, about this trend and whether it's just a bandage or a viable solution for workplace design.

Also, listen to the first part of this series on acoustics: Acoustics Part 1: Uncovering the Science Behind Sound Masking Systems.

About the Author

Robert Nieminen | Chief Content Director

Robert Nieminen is the Chief Content Director of Architectural Products, BUILDINGS and i+s, sister publications of Smart Buildings Technology. He is an award-winning writer with more than 20 years of experience reporting on the architecture and design industry.

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