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Office pods, acoustics and getting work done in a loud room.
Practical writing on acoustic office pods, soundproof booths and workplace design, from the team that builds and installs them across Australia.
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23 posts in five topicsCost & buying
What pods cost in Australia, what drives the price, and how to compare quotes without getting caught out.
Read the topic 02Acoustics
Decibels, ratings and testing explained in plain language, plus what actually makes a booth quiet.
Read the topic 03Fitout strategy
Where pods belong on a floor plan, how many a team needs, and planning around focus instead of desks.
Read the topic 04Hire & events
Short-term hire for conferences, expos and activations, including what an all-inclusive quote covers.
Read the topic 05Sectors
Pods in education, healthcare, government, agencies and co-working, and what changes in each.
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acoustics
Office Noise and Concentration
Open-plan offices are not usually too loud. They are too intelligible — and that is a different problem with a...
hire-events
Pods at Expos and Conferences
Media interviews in a corridor, sponsors on the phone in the car park. What a pod solves at an event,...
acoustics
Why Office Pods Go Unused
Pods almost never fail because they are not quiet enough. They fail for three other reasons — and all three...
fitout-strategy
What to Check Before a Pod Is Delivered
Four measurements, taken before you order rather than on delivery day. This is the checklist that prevents the most expensive...
fitout-strategy
How Many Office Pods Does an Office Need?
One pod per fifteen people, or one per eight to ten for sales and client-facing teams. Here is where those...
acoustics
What 30 dB Actually Sounds Like
Decibels are a terrible way to describe a booth to a human. Here is what a 30 dB reduction actually...
cost-buying
How to Get an Office Pod Approved
You already know you want one. This is the part where you have to convince someone who doesn't sit on...
cost-buying
What to Check Before You Sign a Pod Quote
Nine checks that take ten minutes and routinely save several thousand dollars — what a quote includes, what it assumes,...
acoustics
Soundproof Booths in Australia
Nothing is truly soundproof, and the suppliers who say otherwise are the ones to watch. What you are buying is...
cost-buying
Buy or Hire an Office Pod?
Events and short projects: hire. Anything past about six months: buy. Here is where the line sits and why we...
fitout-strategy
Office Pods and the Open-Plan Problem
Open plan was not a mistake. It was an unfinished idea — and the missing piece was somewhere to close...
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Every model side by side: dimensions inside and out, acoustic and fire testing, electrical, materials, finishes and pricing. The document our procurement customers ask for.
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