Acoustic plasterboard or acoustic drywall – what does it mean?
When dissecting the terms acoustic plasterboard and acoustic drywall, we come to conclusion that it can mean several things: Plasterboard or drywall as it is often called is commonly used in construction. Quite a lot of ceilings consists of a suspended plasterboard ceiling with mud on the joint lines, sanded smooth and then painted, giving a smooth, seamless, elegant appearance. On the negative side, it does not absorb sound very well, so the sound environment might not be so good, with long reverberation times and poor speech intelligibility, giving a low Speech Transmission Index (STI). As this induces a need