Within 1km of the Congress centre the imposing road and rail bridge over the Tagus “Ponte sobre o Tejo” http://www.acousticbulletin.com/EN/audio/dewplayer.swf?son=http://www.ecolaunch.se/Projects/Internoise10/Soundfile/bridge.mp3&bgcolor=#FFFFFF Listen to the unique soundfile which characterises the popular area surrounding the bridge. Colin Campbell spoke with Vitor Rosao Director at Doutorando Environmental Acoustics who explained…. The bridge was originally called “Ponte Salazar” after the […]
Rock star collaborates to showcase the theraputic sounds of special places
Photo: nme.com Photo:Andrew Butler Jarvis Cocker of Pulp has collaborated with the National Trust to create:- National Trust: The Album. (time to think) Comprising of British natural sounds including birdsong, crashing waves and wind breezing through a country garden. The National Trust for is well known for it’s restoration and preservation of some of the […]
International Noise Awareness Day April 28, 2010
The Center for Hearing and Communication founded International Noise Awareness Day to promote awareness of the dangers of long-term exposure to noise. “It is time to address the threat that noise poses to hearing, health, learning and behavior,” says Amy Boyle, Director of Public Education at the Center for the Hard of Hearing. This year […]
Joint Belgium and UK Acoustics symposium at Ghent University
Noise in the built environment symposium (Thursday 29 April 2010 – Friday 30 April 2010) is organised jointly by the Association of Belgian Acoustical Association and Institute of Acoustics, and supported by the European Acoustics Association as an EAA Symposium. Amongst many interesting topics will be: Classroom acoustics; Andrew Parkin, RPS Group discussing BB93: past, […]
Nine sound-smart steps to a conversation-friendly Sweden
HRF in Sweden have recently posted nine sound-smart steps to a conversation-friendly Sweden http://www.acousticbulletin.com/EN/2010/01/huge_media_attention_in_sweden.html 1. Become sound smart. How is the sound environment around you? It is time to start thinking about our sound environment, acquire knowledge and consider the call for conversation friendly Sweden! Read more about what HRF want and what you can […]
ISO/DIS 3382-3 Draft for Open plan offices
In the ISO working group WG 19 a work has been started to produce a new measurement standard as a part three in the ISO 3382 series. To combine the experience from North America concerning cellular office design with the European open-plan office design is a challenge for the ISO working group. The increasing use […]
Mosque gives a remarkable acoustic response
A recent recording in an mosque gives an example of the unique and remarkable acoustic characteristics which can be experienced, click here to view on youtube.
World Learning Environments Conference – Acoustics, furniture and flexible spaces
Neil Logue and Emma Greenland In November, groundbreaking new schools in Liverpool UK, hosted the BCSE World Learning Environments Conference which was organised by the British Council for School Environments. One of the breakout sessions was Acoustics, furniture and flexible spaces where Emma Greenland of WSP Group and Neil Logue, Managing Director of Kilworth Studio […]
Work noise increases risk of hearing loss
Photograph: hear it.org – nursery teachers wearing hearing protection Daily exposure to excessive noise in the workplace is the primary factor in many cases of hearing loss in the working population. For more information read more about this and a series of articles published by hear it.org regarding excessive noise for office workers, teachers, nursery […]
One in three school-children with hearing problems
Photograph:hear it.org According to a recent study published by hear it.org, as many as 35 percent of school-children in Argentina suffer from hearing damage. Tests conducted among 450 pupils ages 6 through 13 years in Argentina found that more than one third of them suffered from some degree of hearing loss. This prevalence is much […]
