Most conference rooms are oversized for the meetings that actually happen — 40% of meetings involve 4–6 people (Gable.to), but most conference rooms seat 8–12. Conference rooms are also occupied for individual phone calls and video calls over 40% of their available time (Atlassian), leaving teams without appropriate enclosed space for actual team discussions. And critically, most conference rooms are not calibrated to ISO 23351-1 DS,A acoustic performance — their isolation may be less than the certified DS,A = 25 dB minimum that meaningfully reduces the ISE for focused work. HIGHKA pods at DS,A = 29.4 dB are right-sized (1–6 persons across five models), acoustically certified, and immediately available without a booking system — addressing the three most common conference room limitations simultaneously.


