These are the measurement reports on the Sundbyberg study, a cross -over study in an open plan. Sundbyberg_Evaluation of room acoustic parameters in open plan offices ISO 3382-3_141128 Sundbyberg_Measurements of sound pressure level in open plan offices The link to the published paper you will find here.
Acoustic intervention at St. Marien-Krankenhaus Siegen Hospital
Acoustic intervention by Ingrid Fuchs (Concept Developer Healthcare Environments at Ecophon Germany) and Dr. Martin Schmelling (Specialist in Anesthetics, St.Marys Hospital) In July 2014 an optimization and acoustic intervention started in the pre-located areas of the OR (pre-op and post-op patient areas) at the St. Marien Hospital in Siegen, Germany. It has been a challenge […]
Planning for Psychoacoustics
A Psychological Approach to Resolving Office Noise Distraction – a literature review. Whats your favorite place to work? In the open plan office, meeting room, in the cafeteria or at your homedesk?. Do you like sounds around you or does it just makes you distrubed and frusterated? Linked to your persona perhaps? Reported noise annoyance does correlate […]
Workplace Trends: Spring Summit – The Healthy Workplace
The Healthy Workplace and Active Design are the buzz words of the moment. With Acoustic being on top of the agenda! The workplace has a significant impact on people’s health and well-being. Poor management of workplace health can lead to work-related ill health and to high levels of sickness absence. This gives real cause for concern, not […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACOUSTICS IN A SUCCESSFUL OFFICE
If you want to share figures about why acoustics is important in the Office, here you will find good info on the subject! Infographic Office Acoustic Figures
Smart Workspace Design Summit
Smart Workspace Design Summit Conference took place in Amsterdam on the 18-20th of March. People spend a substantial part of their lives working and the quality of their workplace experience is inevitably reflected in the quality of their lives. Bringing together WORKSPACE DESIGN DRIVERS, NEUROSCIENCE and WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS and by sharing WORKSPACE DESIGN CASE STUDIES […]
Leesman index – changes how the workplace is measured
78% of employees say telephone conversations are an important workplace activity, yet 47% are dissatisfied with noise levels. Can the two ever be balanced? 53% of employees report that their workplace enables them to work productively. But can these figures be improved and what is the benefit to organisational performance? LeesmanIndex who works globally, is changing the […]
The Next Chapter for Green Building
Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices World Green Building Council taking the next step towards a “Sustainable Working Environment”, with more focus on the People! The report finds that a range of factors – from air quality and lighting to views of nature and interior layout – can affect the health, satisfaction, and job performance […]
Acoustics big topic at International Facility Managers Conference
International Facility Management Association in Sweden yearly host Nordic Workplace. Read about the event here. The subjects are spread over a variety of subjects where acoustic topic “A Psychological Approach to Resolving Office Noise Distraction” where amongst the presentations. In the summary session the noise question got almost half the time discussing and addressing how the […]
Elderly care acoustics makes the news in NL
On the 22nd of April, news about the importance of acoustics in elderly care was broadcasted on Dutch national television. Jikke Reinten Jikke Reinten, a Concept developer for Healthcare, was on the news, click this link (skip forward and watch the acoustic relevant film from 21.37 mins). The interview is in Dutch but below is […]
