SL Pod

Pricing for 2-seat “micro-meeting rooms” ranges from roughly $8,000 for import knock-offs to over $18,000 for boutique European glass cubes. At $10,995 freight-paid, the PrivacyPod SL lands firmly in the value-premium tier, yet the number you see is the number you pay—no dealer commissions, no landlord build-out fees. Because we manufacture in an ISO-9001 facility and ship factory-direct, you’re buying a complete kit: dual-fan ventilation, motion-sensing LEDs, USB-C power, and a bench-and-table furniture set. Price a similar drywall room—framing, glazing, permits, trades—and you’ll spend 40–60 % more and still be stuck with an immovable fixture when your lease is up.

Think of the SL as the “Goldilocks booth.” It matches the 34 in (≈ 865 mm) width of a single-person pod, so it slides through standard doors and parks beside workstations, yet its added length lets two people sit face-to-face or share a 28-inch screen. That means you reclaim under-used floor space—hallways, window nooks, copy corners—without sacrificing the shoulder room teams crave. A 2024 CBRE utilization study found that rooms for two are the most in-demand size in hybrid offices, booked 29 % more than one-seat or four-seat options. Drop in one SL Pod and you free up a full conference room for larger groups while giving every department an always-available “focus zone” that earns its keep from day one.

Three trends converge. First, video-first workflows mean at least one teammate is on camera at any moment, and ad-hoc two-person calls now outnumber solo calls by 1.4 : 1 (Microsoft Work Trend Index, 2024). Second, well-being standards such as WELL v2 score points for speech privacy, nudging firms to add quiet zones that don’t require demolition. Third, carbon-cutting mandates favor relocatable structures over drywall; Columbia University’s Center for Buildings reports that modular pods can trim embodied CO₂ by up to 30 % over a 10-year span versus fixed construction. Layer in a tight talent market—where workplace experience weighs heavily in retention—and it’s clear why the SL Pod has leapt from “nice to have” to a budget-line essential.

The SL occupies just over 2 m² of floor—roughly the footprint of a filing cabinet row—yet gives 6 ft 8 in of standing headroom. Planning rules of thumb: leave 3 in behind for airflow, 4 ft in front for the glass door swing, and a standard 120 V outlet within the included 8-ft cord. Because the pod rides on hidden casters and 8 mm damping feet, you can wheel it through double doors, reposition it overnight, or take it with you when the lease is up—no landlord approval, no core drilling, no downtime.

Independent lab tests to ISO 23351-1 rate the SL at STC 30 dB (±3 dB)—roughly the difference between a library hush and open-plan chatter. In real-world terms, an HR review or product demo sounds like a faint murmur to anyone outside, while voices inside stay crystal-clear on Zoom thanks to the pod’s five-layer wall assembly (steel, MDF mass layer, dual-density PET insulation, and wool-felt finish) plus full-height perimeter gaskets that seal shut like a studio door. Acoustic performance isn’t just about wall mass, though; a fabric back-panel option soaks up interior echo so speech intelligibility tops the 0.75 STI threshold recommended by AVIXA for small meeting rooms—meaning your clients hear you, not the room.

Use the bench-and-table furniture kit for face-to-face brainstorming and meetings - add the partial fabric back wall to mount a 28-inch display plus webcam—turning the pod into a turnkey Teams studio. Popular add-ons include Bluetooth audio, Qi wireless charging, occupancy lights, and an Ethernet + HDMI pass-through so users can plug-and-present without crawling under furniture. Because the interior panels are modular, you can reconfigure kits as team needs evolve—no new booth required.

The entire booth runs on a single 15-amp, 120-volt circuit: plug it into a standard outlet and you’re live. Inside you’ll find two tamper-resistant AC sockets, USB-A and USB-C fast-charge ports, and motion-sensing LED strips that dim when unoccupied to meet WELL v2 energy-use credits. Dual whisper fans refresh the air every 60 seconds (≈50 air changes per hour) while staying under 35 dBA—quiet enough for studio-grade microphones.

Because the SL ships flat-pack on one pallet, two facility staff—or our certified crew—can assemble it in under 2-3 hours minutes; no permits, no drywall dust, no scheduling six trades. Hidden casters and 8 mm damping feet let you roll it across carpet or hard floors and through double doors whenever the floorplan changes, making it a true furniture asset rather than a fixture. Every pod carries a three-year, parts-and-labor warranty. When the lease is up, simply disassemble, palletize, and take your investment with you—zero sunk costs left behind.