Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices World Green Building Council taking the next step towards a “Sustainable Working Environment”, with more focus on the People! The report finds that a range of factors – from air quality and lighting to views of nature and interior layout – can affect the health, satisfaction, and job performance […]
Sustainability
Golden Decibel
Do you want to shake hands with the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Energy? First, have you been good toward the sound environment lately? Secondly: If so, do not forget to register for the “Golden Decibel“! For 23 years, the “Golden Decibel” has been rewarding low-noise initiatives. In 1991, the CNB (French National […]
World Green Building Week
World Green Building Week, organized 17-21 September this year, shining a spotlight on the key role of buildings in conserving resources, saving money and creating jobs while providing healthier places to live, work and play. In September, the WorldGBC united 90 nations representing more than 20,000 organizations as they hold conferences, tours, educational events, and […]
Acoustics and sustainable building session at Euronoise
Building session Murray Hodgson chaired the interesting session focusing on sustainability. It is surprising that this subject and session were not bigger and perhaps also an indication of what still needs to be done to raise awareness and make sure acoustics give a higher standing in sustainable buildings. Perhaps an opportunity for the acoustical societies […]
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 […]
ISSA 2010 symposium on sustainability
The New Zealand Acoustical Society The New Zealand Acoustical Society is delighted to invite you to attend the International Symposium on Sustainability in Acoustics (ISSA 2010) being held in Auckland, New Zealand 29-31 August 2010. ISSA 2010 is a symposium on sustainability for researchers, practitioners, legislators, and local body officers in the areas of […]
Sustainable acoustics
The world population has been multiplied by 1000 in 10.000 years. It’s obvious that if we want to safeguard the quality of living for future generations, we need to show environmental awareness and take measures already today. A definition of sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations […]