Thermal performance and acoustic comfort was in the spotlight as 6NERGY+, an innovative net zero energy building in Toulouse (France) was rewarded with the Green Building Solution Awards 2014, organized by Construction21, the European platform for green building practitioners. Out of 67 buildings and 120 innovative solutions taking part the public elected “6NERGY+”. “6NERGY+” is a […]
Offices
Thermally activated building systems (TABS) and high acoustical requirements – at DAGA 2014
The cooling and temperature stabilization of modern office buildings by thermally activated building systems (TABS) has in recent years in Europe developed into a common building technique. The solution is to adjust the temperature by utilizing the mass of the concrete core structural soffit. This kind of technology is not compatible with fully covered […]
Movie – Solving Open Plan Office Acoustics
Noisy office? Being disturbed by colleagues on the phone or talking to each other? You might need to improve the acoustic design. This YouTube-film describes the basic facts on how to tune the acoustics in an an office in order to enhance well-being and performance. The first step involves thinking about the people in the […]
London Seminar – Future of the workplace
On the 26th of September Saint-Gobain Ecophon UK was pleased to host the first of a series of seminars on the future of the workplace at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre in central London.Three leading experts in their fields were brought together to discuss and share insights on the sometimes conflicting demands we will face as […]
Round Table: Future Office Workspace, HD Movies
On September 25th, 09:00-11:00, a round table session was held in Malmö, Southern Sweden.HD movies are now online. Click image above to see the summary video! The conclusion was that the main driving forces for the office of 2020 were: 1. Leadership and corporate culture 2. Empowered employees 3. Flexibility 4. Technology 5. Company Identity […]
The Future Office Workspace Discussed
Click image to watch the YouTube-Trailer On September 25th, 09:00-11:00, a round table session will be held in Malmö, Southern Sweden. Diane Stegmeier, leading expert and globally renowned author and speaker, discusses with Scandinavian and German experts about creating the effective workplace and workforce of the future. The event will be live streamed to our […]
John Hanlon Interview at EFMC 2013
Paige Hodsman, Concept Developer Office UK, discusses with John Hanlon about the importance of productivity, how acoustic is linked to it, and where the responsibilities should be. John was a speaker at the conference and held a session on May 23rd called “How the Facility Manager can influence Workplace Productivity” “Facilities managers understand that their […]
A day to discuss office acoustics
On july 2nd 2013, a full day to discuss office acoustics will be held in Paris. The event is organized by the Centre d’Information et de Documentation sur le Bruit (CIDB) and the Vie Quotidienne et Audition (VQA ). The forum aims to shed light on acoustic issues in offices and is a great opportunity […]
How far do you speak in the office?
Should we just accept that it takes 20 metres for the sound level of someone’s voice to drop to a comfortable non-distracting level, or should we reduce this to 10 metres so that workgroup-to-workgroup distractions are minimized? In the Nordic Innovation report “Acoustic design of open-plan offices” , it was found that in a Swedish […]
Office workers react to acoustics in new survey
A survey of 2000 workers in the UK has revealed that people find difficulties concentrating and are not satisfied with their privacy. Almost 80% of those surveyed work in open plan or shared offices. When asked what they thought about the current acoustic environment in their office, more than half of respondents (54%) said working […]
