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Even the best office cannot function to its full potential if it is noisy. And this is often the case when dozens of conversations, the hum of printers and ringing telephones all happen together. The problem of noise in the office can be solved by a properly planned space and skilful redirection of sounds or soundproofing with acoustic products. Nowy Styl has such products in the company’s extensive offering. However, before an acoustic product goes into our portfolio, we always carefully check its acoustic param- eters. We work closely with third-party research units to expand the material base and improve the acoustic param- eters of the office products we offer. We conduct acoustic research in several centres in Poland and abroad, some of which are: The Laboratory of Technical Acoustics of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, the Institute of Building Technology in Warsaw and Müller- -BBM GmbH in Munich. Our acoustics team is made up of people with specialist education in the field, who keep expanding their knowledge based on industry publications and case studies from previous years. We actively participate in external training courses, conferences and acoustics trade fairs, which allows us to consistently build our position as Acoustics an expert in the field of office acoustics, as well as increase general awareness of the problems resulting from noise. We also have premium equipment and software for performing acoustic measurements in office spaces and determining their acoustic parameters. We have our own laboratory equipped with hardware and software for testing the sound-absorbing properties of materials used in the furniture industry. We keep working on developing sound-absorbing product lines for office interiors and public use. The solutions we have implemented include wall panels with varied absorption characteristics and sound-absorbing fleece made from production waste. In recent years, we have focused our attention on implementing the new ISO 22955 standard, which specifies the requirements for acoustic parameters in various types of open-plan offices. Based on its guidelines, we have conducted a cycle of internal training courses. For more about acoustic solutions in our furniture visit Nowy Styl website: Acoustics | Nowy Styl 47