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A Division of Home Energy Control, Inc. Founded in 1982

Improve Church Acoustics, Reduce Reverberant Noise


Most Cost Effective Acoustic Sound Control Solution Available Today

HEC Technologies is local nationally recognized installer of K-13 Cellulous Spray process that is affordable and cost effective that will:

    • Eliminate Reverberation
    • Improves Intelligibility
    • Reduces Sound Levels
    • Reduce Heating and Cooling Expenses

We understand the contemporary church is built around communication - verbal, musical, and emotional - as well as worship. The minister communicates with the congregation by preaching, leading prayers, and announcing church activities. Music simultaneously enhances the worship experience through emotional involvement and the acoustics of the worship space have a profound impact on all of these functions.

 

Our research on worship spaces has shown that the most common problems as described by church members from just about every denomination are the following:

1. Poor intelligibility and garbled speech

2. Uneven sound coverage and dead spots
3. Space does not inspire people to sing
4. Noise travels easily through building
5. Hard to hear and understand the spiritual leaders, praise teams and the choir

Reverberant noise is the primary reason for these problems. The combination of large voluminous spaces and hard surface finishes creates significant reverberation (echoes). This condition reduces speech intelligibility making otherwise good sound systems perform poorly. Simple conversation in a reverberant gathering area often becomes a deafening roar. When people can't understand each other, the natural tendency is to talk louder and the problem grows exponentially.

Solving noise problems can be a very expensive process. Acoustical engineers usually measure reverb times at various frequencies with sophisticated electronic equipment. Their findings are the basis for making recommendations. Churches who have used this service have indicated the analysis for one room can be as much as $3500.00. This price does not include the remedy. In complicated rooms you will well served to hire an acoustical consultant. However in all but the most complicated spaces, HEC Technologies can examine the room, provide a computer generated acoustical analysis, design a solution and install the appropriate K13 product that will solve your acoustical and sound transmission problems at a reasonable cost.

Most Cost Effective Church Acoustic Solution Available Today
HEC Technologies Acoustic Control K-13 Spray Cellulose System

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HEC Technologies' experienced installers will spray K-13 cellulose fibers in your church which are chemically treated to resist fire, mold and mildew. The product also has excellent insulation value (R3.8/in). The fibers of K-13 absorb sound energy instead of reflecting it, reducing reverberation time and making speech and music more intelligible. K-13 can be applied to virtually any surface configuration with good adhesion to metal, wood, concrete, glass and other common construction surfaces. The installation process is quick and performed as a clean, strict, quality controlled process.

In addition to the sound comfort, our process will provide a return on investment by reducing heating and cooling costs. Our acoustical services for churches include: the control of excess reverberation times and late reflections, as well as isolation of noise spilling from one space to another. Whether it is an office or counseling room where privacy is important or sound spilling from a worship service to an adjoining room, HEC Technologies can help. Typical applications include: worship areas, multi -purpose rooms, gathering areas, classrooms and offices.

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HEC Technologies • 20604 Burl Court • Joliet, IL 60433 • Phone 815-723-1700