Noise reduction apparatus and method of making and using the same

A method of providing a noise reduction apparatus, comprising:

• obtaining glass for glass panel elements;
• and
• positioning a first glass panel element having holes defined therein adjacent a second glass panel element by attaching the first glass panel element and a second glass panel element to a frame and/or to a plurality of spaced apart connectors, the second glass panel element positioned adjacent and spaced apart from the first glass panel element via the frame and/or the connectors to define a gap between the first glass panel element and second glass panel element, the gap being open at a bottom of the gap;
• the holes of the first glass panel element in fluid communication with the gap to direct acoustic waves into the gap for absorbing sound within the gap to reduce audible noise within a room of a building in which the noise reduction apparatus is positionable, and holes defined in the second glass panel element being in fluid communication with the gap to direct acoustic waves into the gap for absorbing sound within the gap to reduce audible noise within the room of a building in which the noise reduction apparatus is positionable;
• positioning the noise reduction apparatus adjacent to a work surface of furniture within the room of the building or above furniture within the room of the building such that acoustic waves passing through air within the room that is external to and adjacent the noise reduction apparatus are passable into the gap via the holes of the first glass panel element and also via the holes of the second glass panel element for sound absorption.