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Effects of acoustical ceiling panel type: Vertical sound isolation

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Noise isolation is also important between vertically adjacent rooms. For example, students being energetic in their classroom on an upper floor of a school building should not disturb peers concentrating in the library below them.

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This is T-SLAB — the future of precast concrete floor systems

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Architects, engineers, and contractors are always searching for new, innovative products that can take their projects to the next level, but when it comes to floor systems, the innovation they have been seeking has been sorely lacking for some time. Impact isolation class (IIC) rating: 33. Apartment Buildings. Medium-Rise Structures.

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Introducing T-SLAB—the latest revolution in precast concrete flooring systems

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Architects, engineers, and contractors are always searching for new, innovative products that can take their projects to the next level, but when it comes to flooring systems, the innovation they have been seeking has been sorely lacking for some time. Impact insulation class (IIC) rating: 33. Low weight and competitive price.