Sounding Off On Acoustics
- Topics:
- Interior Planning-Design
- Tags:
- Acoustics,
- Background Noise,
- FacilitiesNet,
- Privacy,
- Security
- Source:
- FacilitiesNet
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Overview: Addressing occupant concerns about background noise and privacy improves workplace comfort and productivity. Commercial tenants know what Class A space looks like when they see it. They also know that there is more than meets the eye — such as good acoustics. Noise and the absence of acoustic privacy are impossible to ignore. Good acoustics is a function of a number of factors: smooth, low levels of background noise, good acoustic privacy and low reverberation. Acoustical privacy has two components. One is free from intrusive noise, whether generated by the HVAC system, people in the neighboring office or hallway, or street traffic. The other is speech privacy: freedom from overhearing others and being overheard by them. Acoustic privacy is affected by several factors: the level of background noise, the acoustic separation provided by ceilings and partitions, and the volume of noise from activities or voices in neighboring cubicles and offices. Lack of acoustic privacy, and the distractions it causes, has significant implications for worker productivity. Article explains the point to improve the workplace.
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Format: HTML | Date: Dec 2002 | Pages: 1
