Yesterday in Prague Guus Klamerek and Monika Rychtarikova chaired an extensive session on sports halls. There was a strong focus on sports hall experience in Holland as this has been and remains a hot topic there but there were also interesting experiences from Germany and the UK. The sessions included:Louder than a rock concert? – […]
Launch of Essex Study Final Report
Tuesday 22nd May 2012 saw the launch of the much anticipated final report of the Essex Study which was presented at LearnSpace in Corby, UK as part of school acoustics seminar exploring the acoustic influence on teaching and learning. The event was brought to the invited guests by LearnSpace, Essex Council and Ecophon. Moderated by […]
“Sound Education” seminar in London
The first of four international seminars begins tomorrow, 24th May at the RICS HQ (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) in Parliament square, Westminster, London. This is a unique event brought to an exclusive audience by Ecophon which will reveal some disturbing facts and exciting news about acoustic environments in schools. Moderated by sound expert and […]
How does it actually sound in classrooms with different acoustic treatments?
Watch Simon Smith (Learning Environments Leader) at Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex. UK. describe the classroom acoustic experiences of the students and teachers during the Essex Study and then their recent experience with a new acoustically optimised classroom. Listen to the experiences and differences in the acoustic comfort as the students and teachers experience them […]
DAGA 2012 – 38th German Annual Conference on Acoustics
DAGA 2012 venue Room acoustic requirements of modern learing spaces At the DAGA 2012, 19-22nd March in Darmstadt, Germany Holger Brokmann had a speech about modern learing spaces and the acoustic requirements. Since the 70s there are research schools in germany (f. e. Laborschule Bielefeld) which try out different types of learning and use of […]
Acoustics in German semi-open (Witzenhausen) school
Interesting school where the concept can be applied to new build or remodelling an existing school and from an educational approach can act as a bridge between traditional cellular and more progressive open concepts. The Berufliche Schulen Witzenhausen Acoustic measurements report is available Witzenhausen_report_1.5_update. For more about this building case study, please contact Colin Campbell The […]
Copenhagen Municipality leads the way for the wellbeing of day care teachers
Tumlesalen i Nord Day Care Centre in Copenhagen Reduction of noise is the priority in Copenhagen in day care centres. Working environment studies show that noise is the primary cause for day care teachers leaving their profession. Copenhagen Municipality have initiated a study to demonstrate how to improve the Day Care sound environment for the […]
40% of students experience problems with their sound environment during their education
Photo: Hear it .org According to a study by the Swedish Association of Hard of Hearing People (HRF) who also discovered that, of the students who had problems with their sound environment; 78% experienced that they have trouble concentrating, 66% become irritated and over half become tired. Four out of ten have trouble remembering and […]
EIAS 2011 – a brief summary
EAIS 2011 main lecture hall – photo by Martin Arvebro The EIAS 2011 was a unique acoustics event held in Båstad in the south of Sweden. It was attended by around 160 people, mostly acousticians from around the world. The feedback from the event was very positive and here is a brief glimpse of the […]
Acoustics, sustainability and green buildings workshop at EIAS 2011
EIAS 2011 Workshop: Acoustics, sustainability, and green buildings Sustainability has become an underpinning principle of living. Sustainability does not only relate to the recycling of materials and reduction of emissions but also acoustic quality matters. In this workshop we wanted to highlight sustainability, especially about acoustics, and what role acoustics can play connected to green […]
