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Posted by Marc Janssen at 5:12 PM | Permalink

...They must sound good too!

The National Deaf Children's Society NDCS has published a summary of the latest findings from the UK survey "Do schools sound good?" We posted information about the survey this in June, if you are interested in the latest summary please click here

Here is an outline of points the NDCS has called on the UK Government to take the action on;
1. Introduce a mandatory requirement for pre- completion testing in all new school buildings.
2. Publish the results of the tests.
3. End the practiceof opt-outs to BB93 through the use of of alternative performance standards.
4. Review and audit the quality of acoustics in new school buildings and commit to annual monitoring.
5. Ensure that new designs, such as open-plan teaching spaces, will not be pushed through without ensuring that high quality acoustics can still be achieved.
For the full action points, please read the full survey summary mentioned above.

Posted by Colin Campbell at 9:31 AM | Permalink

Last week in Kraków (Poland) the 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration took place. This important event was organised this year by International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV), the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Polish Acoustical Society (PTA), the AGH University of Science and Technology and Silesian University of Technology.
Despite difficult economic situation all around the world, congress atracted close to 800 participants from 53 countries. Detailed program with list of papers and authors can be found here.
Next, 17th ICSV will be organised in July 2010 in Cairo

Posted by Mikołaj Jarosz at 11:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)