Acoustic meeting pods

[JonOfham]

Hi all,
Anyone have any experience with having accoustic meeting pods like this installed? https://radiusofficefurniture.co.uk/pro ... ting%20pod

We're looking to get a couple but I'm not sure where we stand with fire regs etc. as they're a relatively new concept so there's not much info out there. I've asked a family member who is an architect and he doesn't think there should be an issue as long as it's clear glazing and the occupants can still hear the fire alarm. But wondering if anyone here has actually had them installed?

Cheers

[Sparky]

Sorry don’t have em, and at a little over 11k a pop I can’t see it anytime soon. Looks pretty smart tho

[steveg]

We had something similar installed in 2015 in our library, got it from btoffice.co.uk It wasn't as quiet inside as we would have hoped, but served it purpose, we sold it to another school a few years ago when we re-modeled the library.

It came with data and power wiring in it that meant it was just plugged into a wall and network socket. Had an extract fan on the top and vent for fresh air in, which probably didn't help with the sound proofing. The one you have linked does look more soundproof, looks like they don't make the model we had anymore.

It never got picked up on any fire risk assessments.

[OXSET]

Wouldn't have been remotely practical this time 4 years ago unless it was a quarantine pod haha!

I would say so long as there is some visual indicator an alarm is going off and the occupants are made aware of what that looks like then you would be ok.

[Vera]

You would need to alter the room RA and the Fire RA but other than that you would be ok.

Personally I think they look ugly. what is the ventilation like? doesn't seem to be too much volume of air in there for 2 people..
£11,000 plus it would be a hard no from me. I could build something similar for a quarter of the price.

[trout39843]

Why not just use "the cone of silence" from Get Smart?