Hotel Project Experience
Quietly Making Noise, LLC (QMN) has provided acoustical consulting services for many hotel 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 facilities.
Quietly Making Noise is familiar with and regularly designs projects to meet the latest regulatory requirements and guidelines for hotel design, 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 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.
- Ritz Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – High rise resort hotel. Acoustical evaluation and testing of noise from adjacent cooling towers.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Crowne Plaza, Orlando, Florida – High rise hotel. Acoustical testing and consulting for interstate highway traffic noise. Development of noise mitigation measures.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.