Better Room Design for Conferencing

by Gary Audin Any room can host a conference. Conference rooms can be pre-wired but this means a static design and less flexibility for the users, which is what is required of the now common huddle rooms or touchdown rooms. But this is only part of the design. Reducing sound distractions with acoustic panels, carpeting, non-reflective surfaces all contribute to a better conference with clear understanding of the participants. Finding a solution that mitigates potential sound issues requires knowledge. In this EDUcast, Tim Mackie, Field Systems Engineer for Revolabs www.revolabs.com and Gary Audin cover many aspects that influence room design and what to look for. Tim draws on his experiences with room designs that look good but sound bad. He covers the trend to make rooms more transparent but how they deliver a fishbowl sounding conference. This comprehensive presentation also covers sound levels, distance considerations, and noise sources and how to mitigate them when equipping a room. What you will learn in this EDUcast: Acoustical Considerations Physics of Sound Basic Components of Conferencing Room Design Technological Solutions Revolabs www.revolabs.com delivers professional microphone systems and conference phones for telephony and unified communications. The company’s introduction of wireless microphones for conferencing revolutionized business communications by allowing unprecedented freedom in meetings. Revolabs’ ability to produce superior sound in large, complex spaces delivers a full portfolio of conferencing solutions that enable the most reliable and natural conversation in every meeting space. With a full range of choices — from installed to simple plug-and-play systems, wireless or wired solutions, and local or cloud-based management — Revolabs offers the most flexible and uniform set of solutions to accommodate the needs of the entire business.