Hospitality Project Experience
Quietly Making Noise, LLC (QMN) has provided acoustical consulting services for many hospitality projects, including new buildings and renovations. Principal Acoustical Consultant Lisa Schott brings a unique range of experience in design, construction, testing, and troubleshooting to create innovative solutions for challenging noise and vibration issues in hotel, restaurant, clubhouse, and other hospitality facilities.
Quietly Making Noise is familiar with and regularly designs projects to meet the latest regulatory requirements and guidelines, including the sound transmission requirements contained in the International Building Code, which has been adopted by many states as the applicable building code for new hotel projects and renovations.
Following is a list of some projects that have been completed or are currently in progress. We work closely with the client to design multiple noise mitigation options that the architect, builder, and facility operator can agree upon, considering cost, constructability, schedule, aesthetics, and other considerations. We also provide a wide range of on-site acoustical testing services.
- Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise resort hotel and condominium. Acoustical evaluation of design for new wind turbines, rooftop restaurant and bar, and ground level restaurant. Community noise impact assessment and expert witness services.
- Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Multiple Locations – Restaurants. Acoustical design of restaurant main dining room and private dining rooms to provide acceptable acoustical environment.
- Caldwell Vineyards, Napa, California – Vineyard and winery. Acoustical reverberation tests in large cave wine tasting room. Developed noise mitigation measures that significantly reduced reverberation time in a dome-shaped stone and concrete room.
- Ritz Carlton, Sarasota, Florida – High rise resort hotel and condominium. Acoustical testing of floor / ceiling systems, tenant separation partitions, and cooling tower noise. Expert witness services.
- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida – Regional performing arts center. Acoustical design of theaters, lobby, banquet hall, and back-of-house areas.
- Riomar Country Club, Vero Beach, Florida – Country club golf and beach clubhouses. Acoustical reverberation tests. Development of acoustical absorption to improve acoustical environment within the main clubhouse and beach house restaurants.
- Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise resort hotel. Acoustical testing and evaluation of design for new public assembly spaces. Community noise impact assessment and expert witness services.
- Hyatt and Cici Brown Museum of Florida Art, Daytona Beach, Florida – Art museum. Acoustical evaluation of design for interior reverberation and acoustical separation between noise sensitive spaces.
- Morse Museum of Art, Winter Park, Florida – Art museum. Acoustical evaluation of design for interior reverberation and acoustical separation between noise sensitive spaces. Acoustical design of new gallery areas and restaurant.
- Ritz Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise resort hotel. Acoustical evaluation and testing of noise from adjacent cooling towers.
- Lake Mary Events Center, Lake Mary, Florida – Events center used for weddings, receptions, and special events. Acoustical testing and consulting for main ballroom to optimize room reverberation and provide noise mitigation for nearby residences.
- EA Tiburon, Maitland, Florida – Theater room. Acoustical design of theater room to meet THX standards, considering sound transmission, reverberation, and other factors. Room is used to demonstrate and test new video games.
- Gaylord Palms Resort, Kissimmee, Florida – Resort hotel. Acoustical consulting and testing for several projects, including hotel guest rooms, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues. Development of noise mitigation measures. Provided patented Shut-Eye™ Acoustical Shutters for selected guest rooms.
- Crowne Plaza, Orlando, Florida – High rise hotel. Acoustical testing and consulting for interstate highway traffic noise. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Holiday Inn Resort and Conference Center, Eau Claire, Wisconsin – Mid-rise hotel and conference center, new construction. Acoustical evaluation of design for interior noise and vibration and exterior-to-interior evaluation of traffic noise from nearby interstate highway. Acoustical design of restaurant and bar.
- Gasparilla Inn and Marina, Boca Grande, Florida – Resort hotel and marina. Acoustical testing of marina boat fork lift truck and development of noise mitigation measures.
- Patrick Air Force Base Theater, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida – Movie and presentation theater. Acoustical reverberation test of theater. Development of noise mitigation measures to improve acoustical environment for spoken word and amplified sound.
- Marriott Courtyard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise hotel. Acoustical testing of cooling tower. Assessment of community noise impact. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Holiday Isle Resort and Marina, Islamorada, Florida – Resort hotel and marina, renovation. Acoustical testing and design evaluation for interior and exterior noise sources. Development of noise mitigation measures for noise from restaurant and bar.
- Sun ‘N Lake Country Club, Sebring, Florida – Country club golf clubhouse. Acoustical reverberation tests. Development of acoustical absorption measures to improve acoustical environment within the main clubhouse restaurant.
- Westin Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise resort hotel. Acoustical evaluation of rooftop cooling tower and generator. Assessment of community noise impacts. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Sumter County Outdoors, Sumter County, Florida – Outdoor sports and musical entertainment park. Acoustical testing of existing background sound levels and planned sporting and entertainment activities. Development of noise mitigation measures. Expert witness to obtain zoning and permit approvals.
- Marion Acres, Marion County, Florida – Outdoor mud bog park. Acoustical testing of existing background sound levels and planned motorized vehicle activities. Development of noise mitigation measures. Expert witness.
- Patriot Suites Hotel, Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Mid-rise hotel. Acoustical evaluation and testing of floor / ceiling systems, tenant separation walls, and connecting doors. Development of noise mitigation measures. Expert witness services.
- Marriott, Biscayne Bay, Florida – High rise resort hotel, new construction. Acoustical evaluation of lobby design. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- La Playa Resort, Naples, Florida – High rise resort hotel. Acoustical testing of community noise impact from outdoor public gathering spaces. Expert witness services.
- Norman Motocross Facility, Sorrento, Florida – Outdoor motocross track and trails facility. Acoustical testing of existing background sound levels and planned motor vehicle activities. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Sheraton University City, Los Angeles, California – High rise resort hotel. Provided patented Shut-Eye™ Acoustical Shutters for selected guest room, to reduce traffic noise from nearby interstate highway.
- Southern Polytechnic State University, Atlanta, Georgia – Dining hall. Acoustical design of dining hall to achieve acceptable acoustical environment.
- Harbour Village Golf and Yacht Club, Ponce Inlet, Florida – Country club clubhouse restaurant. Acoustical reverberation tests. Development of acoustical absorption recommendations to improve acoustical environment within the main restaurant and bar.
- Gansevoort South Resort Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida – High rise resort hotel, renovation. Acoustical evaluation of design for rooftop swimming pool and bar. Assessment of community noise impacts. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- San Marco Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida – High rise condominium hotel resort, new construction. Acoustical evaluation of design. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Cape Caribe Resort, Cape Canaveral, Florida – Mid-rise hotel condominium. Acoustical testing of lockout partition. Design of noise mitigation measures.
- Our Saviour Catholic Church, Cocoa Beach, Florida – Church multi-purpose room. Acoustical design of room absorption to provide an acceptable acoustical environment for services, dinners, and sporting activities at various times.
- Westside Baptist Church, Titusville, Florida – Church multi-purpose room. Acoustical design of room absorption to provide an acceptable acoustical environment for services, dinners, and sporting activities at various times.
- Village of Imagine, Orlando, Florida – Acoustical evaluation of piano bar noise transmission to adjacent residential and retail spaces, new construction. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- The Stanbury Prospect Park, Alpharetta, Georgia – Condominium hotel resort, new construction. Acoustical evaluation of design. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Hotel Talavera, San Antonio, Texas – Condominium hotel resort, new construction. Acoustical evaluation of design. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- Marriott Courtyard, Cocoa Beach, Florida – Acoustical testing of HVAC systems in new conference room. Design of noise mitigation measures, resulting in a reduction of 17 decibels.
- Nickelodeon Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida – Acoustical evaluation of reverberation (echo) in lobby. Designed solution and specified materials for retrofit.
- Candlewood Suites Hotel, Lake Mary, Florida – Acoustical evaluation of traffic noise impacts. Design of noise mitigation measures. Implementation of patented Shut-Eye™ acoustical shutters for windows facing interstate highway.
- Orlando Thrill Park, Orlando, Florida – Peer review of acoustical modeling and noise mitigation measures. Expert witness services.
- Gators Dockside Restaurant, Orlando, Florida – Acoustical test of outdoor dining area. Development of noise mitigation measures to reduce noise transmission to nearby residential area.
- Stevie Tomato’s Sports Page, Naples and North Port, Florida – Acoustical test of outdoor dining areas. Development of noise mitigation measures to reduce noise transmission to nearby residential area. Development of acoustical treatment to reduce reverberation in outdoor covered dining area.
- Skyview Spa and Fitness Center – Acoustical design of interior spaces to achieve acceptable acoustical environment. Development of noise mitigation measures for acoustical separation between noise sensitive spaces.
- Pro Bono Project for Give Kids the World, Kissimmee, Florida – Acoustical evaluation of reverberation (echo) in dining room which is shaped like a cupcake. Designed solution and specified materials for retrofit.
- Pro Bono Project for Give Kids the World, Kissimmee, Florida – Acoustical evaluation of reverberation in reception lobby building. Designed solution and specified materials for retrofit.