Gen Z makes up 30% of the global population and is expected to be more than one quarter of the workforce by 2025. In a Generation Lab survey cited by Axios, about 40% of Zoomers (as others have affectionately referred to them) want to return to the office. It's time employers, facility managers, and CRE's take notice to what they want. Gen Z is passionate about social and global issues such as climate change, mental health and wellness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They want to work.

Simply put, speech privacy is the inability of an unintended listener to understand another person’s conversation. Sound masking systems improve speech privacy through the use of an unobtrusive background sound that is not unlike airflow from the HVAC system. It is delivered by an electronic grid of speakers either in the ceiling or beneath the raised floor. Sound masking specifically targets the frequency range of typical human speech and increases speech privacy by reducing intelligibility to.

My mother, sister, niece, nephew and I drove to "ABC" airport to embark on our 12-day tour of Peru. Due to my mothers mobility, we chose the closest parking garage to the terminal. Foreshadowing – parking was $338. We anticipated as much, but didn’t care. Having less distance to travel with various baggage for our journey, proximity was the prize. A few factors, deployed at several airports/airlines throughout the nation, could have caused us to pivot:

Pentegra's David Injeski and Daniel McGlathery join AtlasIED's Justin Young and Gina Sansivero to discuss the challenges associated with taking on complex IT/IP projects and the role of communications and trust in completing projects successfully.

What does the return to office strategy look like for you and your team? Flexibility is an element many occupants and investors must consider.

To answer this question, you must first understand the ABC’s of masking sound which are explained in a previous blog. In this blog, we take a deeper dive into the differences between Absorbing (A), Blocking (B), and Covering (C) sound and the effectiveness and affordability of each.

Guest Blog by Singlewire® Software: Healthcare facilities across the country are leveraging emergency notification systems to provide excellent patient care, improve communication and keep patients, staff, and visitors safe. In this blog post, we’ve compiled stories from healthcare facilities that provide first-hand accounts of how emergency notification systems are changing the ways they share critical information that helps them care for their patients.

There is a myth in the security industry that many integrators believe to be true. It’s that you need very specific proprietary lines and specific expertise and particular skills to install and maintain critical communication systems in education and healthcare customers. Nothing could be further from the truth…

The recently signed Infrastructure Bill will impact our industry in many ways. For five years, the bill provides $25B for airports alone, $39B for public transit, and $66B for passenger and freight rail. This allocation will manifest new builds, renovations, and expansions – which will include technology, both security and audiovisual. Projects that were allocated funds in 2019-2020 but were put on hold during the pandemic will restart. Other new projects will find pathways to planning, design,.

Many variables can make effective communication with casino guests and employees difficult. Consistently high levels of ambient noise, expansive square footage comprising a variety of acoustical environments, and plentiful audible and visual distractions can test the effectiveness of mass communication systems. Factor in the need for audio to serve many different purposes–as a way to relay emergency alerts and notifications, dispatch routine announcements, and evoke ambiance through background.