For projects in Hawaii
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Hawaii
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes. Churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both.
- Screen to screen
- Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
- In room response
- Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
- Plant and projection
- Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / What it is
The material, and what it actually does on a Hawaii job
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes.
Churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both.
Work reaching us from Hawaii is mostly resorts and hotels, timber housing, offices, schools, clinics, venues.
- A genuinely long route This is one of the longest legs we run. Ordering to a real schedule matters more here than anywhere, so we quote the full window.
- Buildings open to the trade winds Louvres, lanais and openable walls mean there is often no envelope to isolate. We will tell you what cannot be fixed rather than sell around it.
- Salt air is relentless PET felt does not absorb moisture, rot or corrode, which matters where almost everything else degrades quickly.
- Screen to screen Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for cinema soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Hawaii.
02 / The build-up
How the layers stack, from the structure inwards
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Layer 1
Acoustic panels
The full absorber range rather than one product: plain PET felt, printed felt, grooved panels and fabric finishes, chosen by how the room is used and how it has to look. In Hawaii, packaged rooftop units and ducted forced air are standard, so noise arrives through the duct rather than through the wall. Lining the first three metres of duct and treating the return path is usually the whole job.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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Layer 2
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Hawaii, churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both.
Zoned. Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
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Layer 3
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Hawaii, public school buildings run long corridors with hard floors and lay-in tile ceilings that were chosen for cost, not for speech. Classroom reverberation and corridor spill are the two complaints, and both respond to ceiling area rather than wall panels.
Over a porous backing. Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What we see driving Hawaii briefs
- A genuinely long route
This is one of the longest legs we run. Ordering to a real schedule matters more here than anywhere, so we quote the full window.
- Buildings open to the trade winds
Louvres, lanais and openable walls mean there is often no envelope to isolate. We will tell you what cannot be fixed rather than sell around it.
- Salt air is relentless
PET felt does not absorb moisture, rot or corrode, which matters where almost everything else degrades quickly.
- Inter-island freight
Material bound for a neighbouring island has a second leg. Tell us and we pack for it.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Hawaii briefs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. This is one of the longest legs we run. Ordering to a real schedule matters more here than anywhere, so we quote the full window.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Louvres, lanais and openable walls mean there is often no envelope to isolate. We will tell you what cannot be fixed rather than sell around it.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. PET felt does not absorb moisture, rot or corrode, which matters where almost everything else degrades quickly.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
Designers get colour, pattern and CNC options with the absorption figure attached to each. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate
Why the climate in Hawaii changes the material, not the target
Hawaii is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Hawaii project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Before you buy
The six errors that cost the most
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A shared service void running across the wall line
The ceiling is almost always the largest untreated surface, so leaving it out means paying for panels that cannot reach the target.
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Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
A gap undoes the partition it sits in. Sealing is the cheapest line on the quote and the first one to get cut.
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Treating it as a generic Hawaii job
This is one of the longest legs we run. Ordering to a real schedule matters more here than anywhere, so we quote the full window.
05 / Logistics
Getting it to Hawaii, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Honolulu, then road or inter-island onward |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Honolulu |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into Honolulu, then road or inter-island onward. Air freight for samples only.
Questions from Hawaii projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Hawaii?
Churches, school gyms and multipurpose halls double as performance spaces, which means a room designed for neither speech nor music has to carry both. This is one of the longest legs we run. Ordering to a real schedule matters more here than anywhere, so we quote the full window.
Where should the budget go first on a Hawaii project?
Screen to screen. Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. In room response. Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
Do you have an office or installation team in Hawaii?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Hawaii. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Hawaii site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Honolulu, then road or inter-island onward, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
A shared service void running across the wall line. Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.