If you need help falling asleep or staying focused while working at home, you may be familiar with “white noise,” a type of sound that includes all audible frequencies. It’s pretty common and ...

It’s not just noise that’s a nuisance. People tend to be more dissatisfied with sound privacy than noise level. That’s the biggest drawback of open floor spaces — there’s absolutely no speech privacy.

Silence is golden, but sometimes privacy is more valuable. And to protect your privacy, many buildings, probably more than you realize, have used a system of electronic audio devices that create a ...