by Pascal Fontaine-Ferrand | Mar 2, 2026 | Acoustic Ratings, Blog, Education Hub, Floor-Ceiling Assemblies, Material Comparisons, Noise Myths, Residential, Wall Assemblies
The overrated sub performing industry standard (the bare minimum) With the ongoing boom in legal basement suites in Calgary, homeowners and real estate investors are all chasing the exact same thing: a truly quiet home. Whether you are trying to block heavy footsteps...
by Pascal Fontaine-Ferrand | Feb 1, 2026 | Floor-Ceiling Assemblies, New Build, Wall Assemblies
When a building goes up GTHA (Greater Toronto and Hamilton area) and Calgary Metropolitan Area, every detail is designed with intention: structural integrity, thermal performance, and mechanical efficiency. Yet, the most frequent cause of post...
by Pascal Fontaine-Ferrand | Feb 1, 2026 | Acoustic Ratings, Boardrooms, Commercial, Floor-Ceiling Assemblies, Material Comparisons, Offices & Clinics, Wall Assemblies
In the 2026 professional landscape, the “open office” experiment has officially failed the privacy requirements for modern legal, medical, and financial tenants. If you can hear a coworker’s Zoom call word-for-word through a wall, you don’t...
by Pascal Fontaine-Ferrand | Feb 1, 2026 | Bedrooms & Nurseries, Blog, Condos & Apartments, Floor-Ceiling Assemblies, Residential
If noise is travelling through a bedroom wall, shared wall, home office or finished basement, soundproof drywall is often one of the first solutions homeowners research. Products such as acoustic drywall, 5/8-inch Type X gypsum and multi-layer drywall systems can add...
