Harrington Elementary School

Years of cracked and broken tiles convinced the Cambridge School System to call for K-13. With the tiles removed, track and wire cut down, K-13 Beige was applied at a thickness of 1”, N.R.C. rating of .75. This multi purpose application improved the ceiling height, acoustical performance, appearance, and maintenance requirements for years to come. This application is the latest in a series for the Cambridge School Department.

Job Lane School

With the ever increasing demand for space at our public schools, Symmes Maini & McKee Associates got creative at the Job Lane School. This once oversized elementary school gymnasium has received interior partitions on two sides which created large storage areas for instruments and various school supplies. To insure the new music room would be functional, in regards to the acoustics, Sona-Spray "fc" was applied at 1" providing a Noise Reduction Coefficient of .90.

K.C. Coombs Elementary School

It only took five years, but the Mashpee School System found the money in the budget to take care of a dual problem at the K.C. Coombs School. Following years of pealing paint, due to improper priming, and acoustics that drove teachers from the gym, the metal deck ceiling received a 2.5" layer of White K-13. The application has been a major success with the sound control problem solved along with the drastic improvement in aesthetics. The School Department is already talking about the multi-purpose room for next year.

Keefe Technical School

Not once but twice is what the Framingham School System has said to K-13 Beige applied at 2" thickness. Following the application in the pool area, A.T.I. was tapped for an identical application in this 12,000 foot gymnasium. The concrete T's and equally hard wall and floor surfaces created an echo chamber which made teaching almost impossible. With a full treatment to the T's as well as the flat ceiling areas, the reverberation is almost nonexistent. This drastic improvement was completed in just six working days.

Morgan High School

Flash back! This 10,000 square foot gymnasium in Clinton Connecticut had a semi rigid fiber form panel ceiling wit a pebble finish. From baseballs to hockey pucks, the ceiling was so abused it was raining down pieces of fiberglass the size of basketballs on the students below. In 1987, A.T.I. Incorporated was called in to remove the loose pieces from the ceiling, exposing the raw fiberglass, and apply a 1" thick application of Beige K-13. With over 10 years gone by, the K-13 has not only remained intact on this questionable substrate, it appears as if the application had been applied yesterday.

Noble & Greenough School

This new facility at Noble & Greenough School in Dedham Massachusetts had planned to have painted precast plank ceilings in the wrestling and aerobics rooms. Closing in on the completion of the project, the realization of an acoustical problem in these two areas was extremely evident. Acoustical Thermal Insulators was called in to apply .75", N.R.C. Rating of .75, of Sona-Spray to both ceilings. With the reverberation under control, this beautiful facility opened on time for arriving students.

Portsmouth Christian Academy

When Sound Star Music was called in to install a state of the art sound system at the Portsmouth Christian Academy, they knew there was no point until they treated the space acoustically. As with hundreds of new gymnasiums/auditoriums, it's not until construction is complete that the owner realizes that the functions they would like to hold in the new space are not possible due to poor acoustical performance. K-13 installed at 1.5” Noise Reduction Coefficient of 1.05 has all but removed the reverberation in the gym.

Tobin Elementary School

Improving the reverberation time in this Cambridge School Gymnasium was as important for the students as it was for the facility. The 30 foot metal deck ceilings in conjunction with concrete walls and athletic flooring was providing a perfect atmosphere for reverberation. K-13 applied at a average thickness of 1.5”, Noise Reduction Coefficient of .80, has improved the environment for all.

The Rivers School

Completed less than a year ago, this multimillion dollar gymnasium was recently retrofitted with Light Gray K-13 at the direction of Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc. Deemed intolerable by the staff and faculty, something had to be done to reduce the 2.5 second reverberation times. The application of 1.5" provides a Noise Reduction Coefficient of 1.05, greatly reducing overall noise and creating an enjoyable environment.

Wolf School

You can't see it but it's there! Providing sound dampening along with the blackout effect, the K-13 black was applied behind the dramatic slat wood work on the walls. The 4" of K-13 is also supplying thermal insulation, R-19, to all exterior walls in the structure. The creative architecture by Imai Keller Moore Architects puts a fresh look on what is normally a predictable space.