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Quiet please!
Today we celebrate the 27th Day Against Noise, an important reminder of the importance of silence in our increasingly noisy world. At a time when distractions lurk on every street corner, it is crucial to create oases of calm.
To enable concentrated knowledge work in all its facets, calming working and learning environments are essential. Whether in the context of New Work or New Education, excellent acoustics are the key to full concentration and mental immersion.
With well thought-out design, we can create places that not only motivate but also inspire. A well-designed working and learning area includes pleasant room acoustics. This not only promotes concentration, but also helps to increase productivity and creativity.
Through targeted measures such as the use of sound-absorbing materials, strategically placed furniture and plants, as well as the avoidance of disturbing noises, we can create spaces that radiate calm and inspiration. This creates the ideal environment for effective working and learning, in line with this year’s motto “Peace wins, the future begins”.
So let’s work together to design our environments in such a way that they support us in realizing our full potential. Because strength lies in tranquillity, and the future begins in silence.
Do you need support? 👉 You can find your contact person here.
The sound of New Work
New Work. Our designer for room acoustics elements likes to immerse herself in the world of open-plan spaces. For them, “New Work” is not just a short-lived trend. For them, it is an inevitable change in the world of work, which brings with it many different facets. In addition to change management and digitalization, the focus is shifting to space – the place where everything happens. This creates spaces for communication and collaboration that go far beyond mere corporate philosophy and identity. These rooms should inspire and become places of well-being. In recent years, the topic of room acoustics has gained more attention. But according to the latest OFFICE ROXX reader survey “Room acoustics 2023” commissioned by the “Quiet please!” acoustics campaign, one in three office workers still suffers greatly from acoustic disturbances.
Complex sound environments:
New Work spaces are becoming increasingly common in offices. Today’s working environments are following the trend towards openly designed rooms in the form of open spaces. These are very complex sound environments, as two theoretically contradictory activities have to be balanced in relation to the acoustics – oral communication and concentrated individual work. In such spaces, the disruption caused by speech can lead to tension between people who want to concentrate and people who need to speak in order to carry out their work.
The effects of noise on the human body and cognitive performance have already been extensively documented. An acoustically optimized environment not only increases job satisfaction, it also leads to increased performance and lowers stress hormone levels at the same time. This is where it becomes clear: New Work does not work without a good, acoustically balanced working environment.
You can read the full article on LinkedIn.
DAGA 2024 – that’s it!
Last week, our acoustician, our project developer and our intern made their way to Hannover. The 50th Annual Conference on Acoustics(DAGA 2024) was held in the historic conference rooms of the Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC).
We are taking this opportunity to present our deep-acting broadband absorber “apn® Forma Ocean 75″ at DAGA 2024. This wall absorber delivers maximum absorption performance from as low as 125 Hz. With a depth of just 75 mm, it is a particularly space-saving solution. This makes our apn® Forma Ocean 75 versatile – whether in sound and podcast studios, classrooms or small rooms for meetings and video conferences.
Thanks to the selection of over 420 fabrics and felts from our apn® fabric collections, there are virtually no limits to the individual design possibilities and, in combination with our apn® Forma FH product series, countless designs can be realized.
You can find more information here.
Excellent – apn® Lux Flounder
Excellent!
In order to make everyday life in offices and the like more pleasant, functional and health-promoting, the new working environments need pioneering products. This is why OFFICEROXX magazine has been selecting the top 100 office solutions of the year every year since 2004. From well over 1,000 submissions, our ambient acoustic design luminaires “apn® Lux Flunder” were voted 7th in the Top 100 office solutions of 2024!
The range of luminaires for ceilings and walls combines an uncompromising fusion of maximum sound absorption with effective, glare-free lighting – an ideal solution not only for offices. The acoustic luminaires can also be used flexibly in lounge, reception and waiting areas, bars, cafés or educational establishments. Thanks to the choice of 57 different shades and two dimmable light colors, our apn® Lux Flunder can be customized. At the same time, the ring-shaped glow creates a sophisticated interplay of light and shadow. The result: a special depth and three-dimensionality.
Like all apn® products, the acoustic design luminaires also follow the claim of bringing aesthetics and functionality into perfect harmony. The apn® Lux Flunder series blends discreetly into the interior design or makes the corporate design and corporate brand unique and tangible.
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PS: Our acoustic luminaires were already awarded the German Innovation Award Winner in 2022.
DAGA 2024
The 50th Annual Conference on Acoustics (DAGA) will take place from March 18 to 21 at the Hannover Congress Center. Lectures, scientific presentations, encounters, professional exchange and creative togetherness are all part of this special conference.
From Tuesday, March 19, the Niedersachsenhalle and the foyer of the Congress Center’s Glass Hall will be transformed into an exhibition area and we will also be there:
📍 You will find us in the foyer of the glass hall at stand no. 60
Exhibition hours:
Tuesday, March 19, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20, 09:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 21, 09:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Our acoustician Hinnerk Brüne and our project developer Marcel Wieland are looking forward to your visit!
Women
Women – they are work colleagues, friends, mothers and much more!
We have a 67 % share of women in our office.
At management level, this is 50 %.
For the company as a whole, however, it falls to 37 % …
Why are we telling you this? Today is International Women’s Day. The day symbolizes a gender-equal world and equality between men and women.
We as a company are also committed to this social responsibility!
We are also in favor of more diversity in our company!
Unfortunately, the reality is still different in the skilled trades and industrial sectors. We at apn® currently employ 35 people, 17 of whom work in our assembly and production crews, including just four women. “Unfortunately!”, as our captain often mentions.
Women in particular, with their feminine intuition and their classic prototypical characteristics such as respectful interaction, attentive listening and their alert minds, bring the diversity that a company needs for the future. However, it does not matter whether these characteristics come from a woman or a man. Every person carries a certain degree of femininity and masculinity in their being. The characteristics are merely different.
Just last year, we gained two more female employees in our production department, providing us with great support that should not be underestimated. The atmosphere was lightened, everyone’s perspectives were broadened, long-established processes were questioned and new ideas were developed together.
So dear women: the skilled trades need more of you to be prepared for the future! We welcome your applications for our skilled trades and look forward to getting to know you! Click here to see if there is a suitable position for you.