Jordanstown Special Educational Needs School. Northern Ireland In the first week of September, Ecophon took the opportunity to arrange a case study visit to the newly completed and privately funded 4000m2 Jordanstown School; the only school of its kind in Northern Ireland with boarding facilities. Shane Cryer presents in a Jordanstown SEN school classroom This […]
Ecophon International Acousticians’ Seminar 2011 (EIAS 2011)
Saint-Gobain Ecophon is organising its 6th Ecophon International Acousticians´ Seminar in Sweden (September 21-22) and a great variety of speakers from many different countries will communicate the latest knowledge connected to room acoustics. EIAS 2011 is a seminar/conference focusing on room acoustics and the effect of sound on people. Most speakers and participants are acousticians […]
Open-plan session – Forum Acusticum 2011
This very popular session was co-chaired by Valteri Hongisto and J.y.Jeon. I caught up with Erling Nilsson to discuss an overview of the session after reading his paper. The session consisted of 5 papers, 2 of which were invited papers. 3 of the papers concerned the evaluation of the acoustics and measures related to sound […]
Forum Acusticum 2011 – Aalborg – Denmark
Danish Acoustical Society will host acousticians from all over the world to participate in the 6th Forum Acusticum in Aalborg. This conference is held every three years and provides the opportunity for all acousticians to meet and discuss recent advances in their fields of interest. This conference will be held from 26 June to 1 […]
Sharing EU classroom acoustic research in the US
Drs. Marcus Oberdorster and Gerhart Tiesler from Germany were invited to speak at the distinguished Knudsen lecture at the 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle Washington, USA. The research which Markus and Gerhart presented was a combined project looking at “acoustic ergonomics in schools” which looks at classroom acoustic conditions for modern […]
New Line Learning Academy– an acoustic case study visit
In March this year, Ecophon organised a case study visit to the recently opened New Line Learning Academy, Maidstone, Kent UK. Far removed from the traditional designs often seen in the UK’s school estate, NLL is 9,463 sqm (GIA), and is designed to accommodate 1110 pupils. The concept for the building was provided by forward […]
Noise Action Week 2011 – focus on noise and schools
Noise Action Week 2011 takes place from 23-27 May and will focus on noise and schools — the importance of a healthy noise environment for children and teachers — and noise in our gardens and open spaces. Noise Action Week, an annual event coordinated by national charity Environmental Protection UK, inspires communities and organisations around […]
Behavioural change for birds when exposed to more noise……
Image: clickgamer.com Well instead of becoming “angry birds!” A recent study shows that noise changes the way birds communicate much like the way we might behave when in a school canteen according to review of research carried out on Finches in Mexico City House Finches Raise the Pitch When It’s Noisy Picture yourself in your […]
Acoustic focus at UK schools conference
At the recent Building Schools Exhibition and Conference (BSEC11) in the UK, Shane Cryer the Education Concept Developer with Saint-Gobain Ecophon (pictured above) was invited along with Alan Knibb, Asset Manager with Essex Council (pictured in entry below) to discuss the benefits of good acoustics in schools. More about LGN emagazine More about BSEC
Teachers unaware of effect of poor classroom acoustics on learning
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – teachers are generally unaware of the efffects that poor classroom acoustics have on learning. Most teachers are unaware that the typical classroom may not be providing the best environment for listening and learning due to poor acoustic characteristics. Important information may be lost because a deteriorated or […]
