Education: Building for the Future

A better way to learn starts by looking up.

From acoustics to lighting, Rockfon ceiling tiles, panels and grids transform the learning environment for students and teachers.  

Creating the optimal conditions for learning requires a ceiling designed to address all the unique needs of education spaces. Optimal acoustics, air quality, natural lighting and aesthetics work together to impact how students understand teachers, stay focused and even perform on tests.¹ Using stone wool’s natural sound absorption, moisture and mold resistance and reflective properties, Rockfon acoustic stone wool tiles deliver high performing ceilings to help students excel. With stone wool, metal and wood design options that work within our suspension systems, architects and designers have the freedom to create the perfect ceiling solution for both new construction and renovation projects.

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A Lesson in Acoustics

What if as a student you could hear only 75 percent of the words spoken to you?  What if as a ______ you could ___ only 75 percent of the ____ spoken to you?  

Airplanes flying overhead, students passing through the halls and reverberation combine to form classroom noise. The acoustics inside education spaces have been proven to impact everything, from the ability of students to focus and understand teachers, to motivation, sleep and teacher job satisfaction.²³ Designing a space that promotes learning requires optimized acoustics that consider the purpose of the space and sources of noise. Using materials with high Noise Reduction Coefficients (NRC) ensures sound absorption that reduces noise levels and reverberation time, ultimately improving speech intelligibility and acoustic comfort. Rockfon stone wool and metal ceiling solutions are purpose-built to provide optimal acoustic performance in complex spaces by providing superior sound absorption with NRC ratings up to 0.95.

Safety and Sustainability

The right ceiling creates a happy and healthy environment for years to come.

Above all else, learning environments must be safe. Withstanding extreme temperatures of 2150°F (1177°C), stone wool does not easily melt, burn or create significant smoke. Rockfon’s ceiling tiles are best-in-class for fire and smoke safety, ensuring the strictest requirements are met with a maximum Flame Spread Index of 0 and a maximum Smoke Development Index of 5. All our stone wool ceiling panels are UL tested for fire performance.