Sound in Open-Plan Offices - a Nordic Project
In an ongoing project partly financed by Nordic Innovation Centre and Saint-Gobain Ecophon AB the acoustical conditions in open-plan offices (OPO) is investigated. The aim of the project is to define acoustical parameters with relevance for the subjective impression of the acoustical environment in these premises. It is also the intention that these parameters will be useful in the acoustical design process. Measurements are carried out in real-life conditions and followed up by questionnaires among the personal.
So far three offices have been investigated and two more are in the pipeline. After an intervention program additional measurements and questionnaires will follow. The project is a Nordic collaboration with delegates from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Hopefully, this work will also be an important input for future standardization.
For more information contact: Erling Nilsson
