Acoustic design criteria for higher-education learning environments

Sebastian Duran; Ludovico Ausiello; Juan Battaner-Moro

Acoustic design criteria for higher-education learning environments

Sebastian Duran, Ludovico Ausiello, Juan Battaner-Moro

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Studies showed that poor acoustic conditions in school environments might reduce students’ level of attention and performance during lectures, as well as cause vocal fatigue and stress to members of staff [15]. In spite of the available evidence, current English legislation does not cover higher education environments, which are different and may offer other constraints and challenges.

Therefore, the main purpose of this project is to investigate the acoustics requirements of a university environment by assessing and evaluating several acoustical parameters, including background noise, reverberation time (RT), speech intelligibility (SI), speech clarity (C50) and sound strength (G), in two
classrooms and three lecture theatres at Solent Southampton University.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reproduced Sound 2019
Subtitle of host publication	Creating Engagement in Sound
Publisher	Institute of Acoustics
Volume	41(3)
ISBN (Print)	978-1-906913-35-9
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2019
Event	Reproduced Sound 2019: Creating Engagement in Sound - Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Nov 2019 → 21 Nov 2019

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Conference	Reproduced Sound 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bristol
Period	19/11/19 → 21/11/19

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Acoustic design criteria for higher-education learning environments. / Duran, Sebastian; Ausiello, Ludovico; Battaner-Moro, Juan.
Reproduced Sound 2019 : Creating Engagement in Sound . Vol. 41(3) Institute of Acoustics, 2019. ISBN 978-1-906913-35-9 ISSN 1478-6095 .

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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