Define the condition.
Locate the treatment, describe how the room is used and identify the existing or proposed surfaces around it.
Bring
Plans, elevations, ceiling plans, room use, photos and project location.
Specifier resources · Commercial acoustic products
From design intent to a buildable acoustic system.
Bring QTS the room, drawings, finish direction and performance criteria. QTS can help organize the product family, configuration and current documentation conversation before it moves into the project package.
Product information should be confirmed for the selected assembly, thickness, finish and project condition.
Start with the room. Keep the decisions connected.
The selected product is one part of a larger architectural condition: placement, module, finish, mounting and current supporting information all have to describe the same assembly.
QTS manufactures wall panels, ceiling clouds, hanging baffles, diffusers and specialty acoustic treatments for commercial projects. The useful starting point is not an isolated product code—it is the room and the work the project team needs the system to do.
Share the design condition early enough to compare appropriate product paths, identify details that need confirmation and keep visible decisions aligned with fabrication and mounting realities.
Four decisions define the product conversation.
Give each decision a clear owner and source. That keeps a finish selection from drifting away from the assembly or condition it was meant to describe.
State the project criteria.
Record the acoustic objective established by the project team and keep it tied to the selected product configuration.
Confirm
Which published information applies to the exact assembly being considered.
Coordinate the visible system.
Work through placement, module, edge, fabric or graphic direction and the transitions that make the treatment belong in the room.
Review
Physical samples and current finish information before recording a selection.
Resolve the installation condition.
Identify dimensions, substrate, penetrations, suspension and adjacent construction before the detail becomes a field question.
Document
The configuration and mounting condition that the project team has evaluated.
Treat the acoustic system as part of the architecture.
Visible acoustic treatment carries the same design responsibilities as the surfaces around it. The pattern has to resolve at edges, fixtures and transitions; the finish has to be reviewed in the actual product context; and the mounting condition has to support the intended composition.
- PlacementWall, ceiling, suspended plane or specialty condition.
- GeometryModule, alignment, repetition, edges and penetrations.
- FinishFabric, graphic or visible surface evaluated with the selected family.
- DetailSubstrate, mounting and adjacent construction recorded for the condition.
Choose a family by placement and function.
The ACC-U-SOUND library contains 12 distinct families. Keep absorbers, suspended treatments, diffusers and specialty conditions separate while the project team evaluates the room.
Wall systems & functional surfaces
Compare AWP, ATP, TP, HIP I, HIP II and QI as distinct product paths for wall fields, functional surfaces and graphic applications.
Review wall systemsCeiling & suspended treatments
Review CP, HB and LDB when the design condition moves the acoustic treatment to the ceiling plane or suspends it within the room.
Review ceiling systemsSound distribution
BSD and PSD are diffuser families. Evaluate them as sound-distribution products rather than treating them as interchangeable absorptive panels.
Review diffuser familiesCorner & low-frequency conditions
CBT is a corner-mounted low-frequency absorber and should remain a distinct path within the specialty group.
Review CBTA practical path from early intent to project record.
The sequence is simple, but each handoff matters: start with the room, narrow the product path, coordinate what will be built and then request the current information that matches it.
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01 · Context
Share the room.
Send drawings, photos, dimensions, use, project location and the criteria already established by the team.
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02 · System
Compare product paths.
Identify which placement and function group gives the project conversation a useful starting point.
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03 · Detail
Coordinate the condition.
Align configuration, geometry, finish, substrate and mounting with the architectural intent.
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04 · Record
Request current information.
Confirm the product, assembly, finish and supporting documents the project team intends to evaluate.
Know what is published—and what still needs confirmation.
A confident project record distinguishes general product reference from information that has been checked for the selected configuration.
Product reference
Use the product atlas and linked source material to understand the published family, function and available starting points.
Status: starting pointPerformance & test information
Match current information to the exact product, thickness, assembly, finish and project condition under evaluation.
Status: confirm for projectFinish & sample direction
Request physical material when color, texture, construction or edge treatment affects a visible design decision.
Status: request availabilityMounting, care & warranty
Review the current resource that corresponds to the selected product and intended condition before it is included in the project record.
Status: use current guidanceKeep the next step tied to the decision.
Move directly from the open question to the resource or project action that can resolve it.
Find published product information
Use the technical resource library to locate product, mounting, care, warranty and environmental information.
Open technical resourcesReview a physical sample
Describe the product family, finish direction and project so sample availability can be confirmed.
Request samplesShare a difficult condition
Send the dimensions, geometry, finish intent and mounting context for a project-specific conversation.
Explore QTS CustomQuestions to resolve before the system is recorded.
These answers keep the page useful without replacing the project team’s evaluation of a selected assembly.
What should an architect or designer send first?
Start with the room: plans or elevations, dimensions, photos when available, room use, treatment location, project location and the performance or finish criteria already established by the team.
Can QTS help before a product family has been selected?
Yes. QTS can review the project context and help organize the conversation around product family, configuration, finish, mounting and current product information. The project team remains responsible for its final design and performance evaluation.
Does one published value apply to every configuration?
Do not assume that it does. Product information can depend on the family, thickness, assembly, finish and test condition. Request current information for the exact configuration being evaluated.
When should the team request a sample?
Request a physical sample when color, texture, visible construction, edge treatment or the relationship between finish and product family affects a project decision. Confirm the available format for the request.
What documentation can be requested?
Depending on the selected product and available source material, the team may request current product, test, mounting, maintenance, warranty and environmental information. Confirm availability and version for the project rather than treating a general page or older file as the final project record.
Who determines whether the final assembly is suitable?
The project team evaluates the selected product and documentation against its design, code, performance and construction requirements. QTS can provide product information and help clarify the configuration being considered.
Have a room, drawing or custom condition?
Start with the project.
Share the plans, dimensions, photos, finish direction and criteria already established by the team. QTS can help organize the acoustic-product decisions that follow.