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Russell Township Community Room

Audimute Fabric Acoustic Panels absorbing echoes and reverb

In March 2024, Russell Township, Ohio, broke ground on a new 2,500-square-feet community building featuring a large room intended for use by both elected officials and the public. 
 
As construction on the space continued throughout 2024 and early 2025, a sound quality issue soon caught the attention of the township's Board of Trustees. 

 
"[The] acoustics in that room, it just echoes so badly,” said Russell Township Fiscal Officer Karen Walder to the Geagua County Maple Leaf in March 2025. 
 
Russell Township brought in acoustic engineer Thomas Ryan from Technological Design Studios to conduct an acoustical analysis of the site, after which he presented his findings to the Board of Trustees and recommended Audimute as a partner on the acoustic solution. 
 
This past July, a team from Audimute installed custom-made 3" Fabric Acoustic Panels on the walls and ceiling of the community room to absorb echoes and reverberations. At Russell Township's request, the panels were mounted on rails to create 2" offsets.

 


 

 

 

And on August 7, with improved acoustics in place, the Russell Township Trustees finally held their first official meeting in the new community room.

Audimute Fabric Acoustic Panels at the Russell Township Community RoomAudimute Fabric Acoustic Panels at the Russell Township Community Room
Image Credit: Emma MacNiven / Geauga County Maple Leaf

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