We are pleased to announce that the final report entitled “Acoustic design of open-plan offices” from the Nordic Innovation Centre about the acoustic conditions in five open-plan offices situated in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will shortly be published. This report will soon be available via download at the Nordic Innovation Centre Homepage. We’ll keep […]
Some chemicals are noiser than others?
(picture from www.compliancesigns.com) A Nordic expert collaboration, coordinated by the Karolinska Institute, suggests that specific labeling is necessary for chemicals that combined with noise exposure increase the risk of hearing damage. Substances that the experts denote as hearing damaging are the solvents styrene, toluene and carbon disulfide, the metals lead and mercury, and carbon monoxide […]
Acoustic Bulletin Mobile Introduced
– Ever wished you could reach a post on the Acoustic Bulletin quickly and easily to show a friend or colleague? – Ever wished you could do this without the need of your computer? Well, now you can! We are pleased to announce that a new mobile friendly version of the Ecophon Acoustic Bulletin has […]
A Busy – but quiet – kitchen
Architect Jürgen Busack was convinced that he could create a more humane working environent in the catering kitchen at Rickling psychiatric hospital, north of Hamburg, by tackling room acoustics seriously. “The noise that often dominates kitchen environments shocked me when I visited catering establishments, it’s an unreasonable noise level for employees. Effective acoustic ceilings and […]
Ecophon Acoustic Bulletin News
As you may have noticed, some changes have recently taken place in the Ecophon Acoustic Bulletin. A new archive of quarterly newsletters has been integrated in the left hand menu, allowing you to read the latest newsletter online and have a look at earlier editions. If you haven’t subscribed to the newsletter yet, you can […]
Hearing protection devices – now just an unpleasant memory
At Oatley, a non-milk dairy in southern Sweden, the need for hearing protection devices was eliminated thanks to effective sound absorption. Read the entire article here (pdf-file) This article has previously been published in ‘ECO – For Sustainable Design’ magazine. Read more about ‘ECO – For Sustainable Design’ and subscribe free of charge here
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health research and guidance in Offices
TOTI is the name of a new project in Finland, coordinated by the Institute of Occupational Health, with the objective to provide holistic guidance in future office design. This unique project combines environmental psychology, acoustics, ventilation, HVAC design and real estate business. For more info and for pdf download click here
