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February 26, 2007

Seton Hall’s Athletics Facility Receives 265-Feet IAC Noishield Soundwall

Bronx, NY (February 12) -- Seton Hall University, in New Jersey, 14 miles from Manhattan has installed a 265-feet Noishield Soundwall around part of the athletics spectator stand to protect the local community from noise nuisance.

With around 10,000 students at any one time, and sporting activities very much a part of campus life, the sports facilities are well used and noisily and enthusiastically supported.

Bob Schmitt and Steve Dutton, IAC America’s representative in NJ, Quietstar, received the enquiry in June and the very next day met with Mike Marconi of SHU on site. Within a week IAC America had received the order, Quietstar had undertaken the site survey and the project was underway.

The Soundwall measures over 22 feet high, with a 4-foot overhang at the top, at a 60-degree angle, which is unique. Finished in forest green, each panel is of a solid steel construction, with 2 ‘wings’ on each end, wrapping the bleachers.

Brian Schellati is Soundwalls Manager with IAC America. “Quietstar’s handling of this project was outstanding. They co-ordinated the entire installation: steel fabrication, calculations, permits, concrete pours – the lot, and did it all with union labour. Bob Schmitt was on-site all day, every day during the heat of the summer to ensure the job got done on schedule even with unforeseen problems such as the underground cabling which caused us a few headaches. The effort he put into this job to make it a success was nothing short of monumental.”

Working within the constraints of summer vacation dates, the entire project was completed in a 10-week window from design to installation and still came in at less than any competitor’s price. Brian Schellati, again: ”The customer is thrilled with the end result and the way IAC and Quietstar operated. This experience equips us well for further Soundwall projects for other such facilities in the state and beyond.”

Contact Brian Schellati, Soundwalls Manager at 718-430-4592 bschellati@industrialacoustics.com

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