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The Economics of STC-Rated Walls – What Architects Need to Know
Acoustic performance is more than a comfort feature. It directly impacts occupant satisfaction, privacy, productivity, and perceived building quality. In Show Me the Money: The Economics of STC-Rated Walls, PABCO Gypsum explores how architects can balance sound control goals with material, labor, and construction costs. The article, written by QuietRock Product Manager Mike Amaral highlights the key strategies for achieving higher STC ratings, including mass, decoupling, and constrained-layer damping (CLD), while emphasizing that installed cost and labor efficiency often matter more than material price alone.