Philips and Ecophon create a lighting and acoustic solution for office comfort

Philips and Ecophon have joined forces and ingenuity to develop an innovative acoustic ceiling panel integrated with Philips LED lighting. Soundlight Comfort is designed to provide a unique acoustic comfort solution, a high-end design and superior light quality.

Philips and noise-absorbing ceiling manufacturer Ecophon, have collaborated to create Soundlight Comfort, an innovative integrated ceiling acoustic panel with Philips LED lighting. Soundlight Comfort is the result of a collaboration between both companies to create people-focused solutions that improve employee well-being in the workplace., while meeting the energy efficiency requirements and design aesthetics of green buildings.

Studies show that in good acoustic environments, people make more attempts to solve more difficult tasks and their accuracy increases. Good quality white light has also been shown to improve workspace atmosphere and productivity., helping concentration.

Philips and Ecophon have worked together to create acoustic ceiling panels incorporating state-of-the-art LED lighting, providing an integrated sound absorbing solution in open plan offices. The Soundlight Comfort ceiling panel not only provides office-friendly and energy-efficient lighting, It has also been designed to reduce clutter on the ceiling and features a clean, minimalist look that adds to the interior décor of the space..

Menno Kleingeld, Vice President and Head of Global Segment, Philips Lighting, has indicated: “Both Philips and Ecophon have people and their needs at the heart of their brands, and are therefore best suited to co-create unique people-centered solutions.. The partnership demonstrates our approach to teaming up with leading building system providers to provide innovation in office lighting that focuses on employee comfort.”

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For your part, Peter Kamps, Director of Global Marketing at Saint Gobain Ecophon Group, has pointed: ”In the development phase of this partnership it soon became clear that Philips and Ecophon are a good match. We have the complementary knowledge; Philips in lighting and Ecophon in acoustics and their effects on people. Ecophon always strives for high end-user value and in Philips we have a partner with whom we will be able to develop innovative solutions that give additional value and greater comfort to people in their work environments.”.

The Soundlight Comfort solution is specially designed for new buildings equipped with thermally activated building systems (TABS), such as concrete core activation. These thermal management systems work through the “concrete core of building (exposed ceilings), that retains heat and cools the building, so it is more ecological, since it saves on heating and cooling.

However, The exposed roof structure required for this system causes increased noise and echo levels, which can be uncomfortable for employees, especially in open offices – causing riots, fatigue, and ultimately, affecting your well-being and productivity. Partially exposed ceilings also pose the additional challenge of integrating office lighting in an aesthetic manner., while ensuring that light quality meets the requirements of a work environment.