Temple Chai
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scope of Work
MD Acoustics was retained to provide comprehensive acoustical consulting and design services for the Temple Chai Project in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new development features multiple noise-sensitive spaces, including a Sanctuary, a Social Hall, an Education Wing, and administrative offices. Our scope spanned from Schematic Design through Construction Administration, focusing heavily on both room acoustics and structural sound isolation.
A primary objective was to ensure pristine speech intelligibility and musical clarity within the Sanctuary and Social Hall by carefully optimizing the RT-60 (reverberation time). Additionally, our team was tasked with evaluating HVAC background noise against stringent ASHRAE guidelines and providing robust Sound Transmission Class (STC) recommendations for operable partitions and demising walls to maintain complete speech privacy.
Outcome
By utilizing EASE 3D acoustical modeling software, our team developed predictive auralizations, allowing the client and architectural team to accurately hear the room’s response before a single wall was built. The final integrated design successfully achieved an optimal RT-60 of 0.7 seconds in the Sanctuary and effectively managed noise buildup in the lively Social Hall using targeted acoustical absorption.
To ensure a focused learning environment in the Education Wing, we specified specialized acoustic mitigation assemblies, incorporating QuietRock ES panels, to achieve a high STC-54 rating. Furthermore, rooftop mechanical equipment was decoupled using engineered spring isolators, successfully mitigating structural vibration transmission and keeping Noise Criteria (NC) levels strictly within the recommended NC 28 to 30 range for religious worship spaces.
Scope of Work
MD Acoustics was retained to provide comprehensive acoustical consulting and design services for the Temple Chai Project in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new development features multiple noise-sensitive spaces, including a Sanctuary, a Social Hall, an Education Wing, and administrative offices. Our scope spanned from Schematic Design through Construction Administration, focusing heavily on both room acoustics and structural sound isolation.
A primary objective was to ensure pristine speech intelligibility and musical clarity within the Sanctuary and Social Hall by carefully optimizing the RT-60 (reverberation time). Additionally, our team was tasked with evaluating HVAC background noise against stringent ASHRAE guidelines and providing robust Sound Transmission Class (STC) recommendations for operable partitions and demising walls to maintain complete speech privacy.
Outcome
By utilizing EASE 3D acoustical modeling software, our team developed predictive auralizations, allowing the client and architectural team to accurately hear the room’s response before a single wall was built. The final integrated design successfully achieved an optimal RT-60 of 0.7 seconds in the Sanctuary and effectively managed noise buildup in the lively Social Hall using targeted acoustical absorption.
To ensure a focused learning environment in the Education Wing, we specified specialized acoustic mitigation assemblies, incorporating QuietRock ES panels, to achieve a high STC-54 rating. Furthermore, rooftop mechanical equipment was decoupled using engineered spring isolators, successfully mitigating structural vibration transmission and keeping Noise Criteria (NC) levels strictly within the recommended NC 28 to 30 range for religious worship spaces.
