We were lucky to recently celebrate not one, but two of our employees hitting their ten year anniversary. Sending a BIG congratulations to Bryan Cranage and Scott Hulteen! Thank you both for your continued hard work and commitment to Metropolitan Acoustics. Check out the celebratory photos here.
Earlier last month, many of the Metropolitan crew got together for a belated new years party and to kick up our heels after a successful 2022 wrapped up. We decided to go axe throwing, which many of us had never done before. The results were hilarious! Some of us are secret assassins and some of us just plain stink. But either way, we had a blast! Check out the shenanigans here.
Happy New Year from Metropolitan Acoustics! Our usual strategy is to encourage quiet and comfortable acoustic environments; however, some of us do break our own rules to experience chest thumping fireworks or a rowdy concert. This month, let’s explore some acoustic records both loud and quiet. Read on to learn more about the most extreme places and events on earth.
Nothing is better than receiving positive feedback about projects we have worked on. We recently received an email from our friends at KCBA Architects regarding the new auditorium that we helped design at Avon Grove High School in West Grove,
Recently Metropolitan completed work on the Kimmel Center’s new café. Garces Trading Co. Café is now open for business at 300 S. Broad Street. We are over the moon with how great the acoustical elements look. Check out pictures of
Many of us have grown accustomed to the WFH lifestyle since the first edition of our Staff Headphone Picks in December of 2020, so incorporating a good pair of headphones to your routine is still vital. We interviewed our newest staff members to see what headphones they recommend for either yourself or a loved one this holiday season. Read on to get to know their picks.
An acoustic environment that is conducive to learning requires low ambient sound levels and a high degree of speech intelligibility. Prior to 2021, unless a school was pursuing LEED or had adopted ANSI S12.60-2010 Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirement, and Guidelines for Schools, classroom acoustics were guidelines, not requirements. That all changed with the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) which has incorporated Enhanced Acoustics for Classrooms criteria. Read on to brush up on the new requirements as more schools and states begin to adopt the most recent IBC.
The renovations at Cocalico HS included updates to the Main Gym and Auditorium.
October can be a great month for sports nuts; if the stars align, all the major sports franchises in your city can be playing at the same time. In Philadelphia, the Eagles are off to a great start, the Phillies and Union are in the playoffs, and the Sixers and Flyers just kicked off their seasons. And if you have ever been to a Philadelphia sporting event, you know that sound levels can be extreme. Read on for a few tips that can help protect your ears from these sources and preserve them to enjoy one of our many well-designed acoustics projects.
Metropolitan was one of the lucky companies that recently got to work on this huge $18M upgrade for Richmond Elementary School. Richmond Elementary now has five new classrooms, upgraded electricity, a new paint job, LED lighting, and, for the first
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