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Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Lyon Township Substation: Interview Room Echo Control

Industry:
Municipal
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Application:
Reverb Control
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Acoustic Panel Installation
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The Oakland County Sheriff's Office substation in Lyon Township reported echo in its interrogation and interview rooms. Memtech Acoustics visited the site, specified 2-inch fabric-wrapped absorptive wall panels with hardened edges and door seal kits, and coordinated the installation in June 2023.
New Hudson, MI
Dark gray fabric-wrapped acoustic panels on the upper walls of an interview room, above a white painted concrete-block wainscot

Year

2023

Wall panels

22

Door seal kits

2

Installed

June 2023

Services Provided

Site Visit, Absorption Specification, Panel and Door Seal Supply, Installation Coordination

Challenge

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office substation in Lyon Township (New Hudson, Michigan) reported echo in its interrogation and interview rooms, which have hard, painted walls. Memtech Acoustics met the substation commander on site in June 2021 to review the rooms.

Solution

Memtech specified 2-inch fabric-wrapped absorptive wall panels, 24 by 48 inches, with chemically hardened square edges, clip-mounted on the upper walls in a gray fabric. The scope also included two door seal kits, each with a heavy-duty automatic door bottom and neoprene perimeter gaskets. The order was approved in May 2023 on an expedited production schedule, and Memtech coordinated the installation in June 2023.

Dark gray fabric-wrapped acoustic panels on the upper walls of an interview room
Panels on the upper walls, above the painted block wainscot.

Results

Twenty-two panels and two door seal kits were supplied and installed. No acoustic measurements were taken before or after installation, so this case study reports the scope delivered, not a measured change.

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