Photo: Hear it .org According to a study by the Swedish Association of Hard of Hearing People (HRF) who also discovered that, of the students who had problems with their sound environment; 78% experienced that they have trouble concentrating, 66% become irritated and over half become tired. Four out of ten have trouble remembering and […]
EIAS 2011 – a brief summary
EAIS 2011 main lecture hall – photo by Martin Arvebro The EIAS 2011 was a unique acoustics event held in Båstad in the south of Sweden. It was attended by around 160 people, mostly acousticians from around the world. The feedback from the event was very positive and here is a brief glimpse of the […]
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 […]
Auralization workshop at EIAS 2011
Claus Lynge Christensen (Odeon) – photo by Martin Arvebro Room acoustic simulations and auralisation Introduction text: The aim of the workshop is to give the participants information on recent research in the field of room acoustic simulations and auralisations. The workshop will incorporate four key-note presentations that highlight interesting topics and applications in the field. […]
Educational premises workshop at EIAS 2011
Simon Smith (Sweyne Park School) – photo by Martin Arvebro A workshop regarding open plan office acoustics was held at the Ecophon International Acousticians’ Seminar, in Båstad, Sweden, Sept 22nd. An opening lecture to introduce the workshop was “Acoustics in my School” (Essex Study) by Simon Smith – Learning Environments Manager, Sweyne Park School, Essex […]
Jordanstown SEN School for children who are deaf or visually impaired.
Jordanstown Special Educational Needs School. Northern Ireland In the first week of September, Ecophon took the opportunity to arrange a case study visit to the newly completed and privately funded 4000m2 Jordanstown School; the only school of its kind in Northern Ireland with boarding facilities. Shane Cryer presents in a Jordanstown SEN school classroom This […]
Ecophon International Acousticians’ Seminar 2011 (EIAS 2011)
Saint-Gobain Ecophon is organising its 6th Ecophon International Acousticians´ Seminar in Sweden (September 21-22) and a great variety of speakers from many different countries will communicate the latest knowledge connected to room acoustics. EIAS 2011 is a seminar/conference focusing on room acoustics and the effect of sound on people. Most speakers and participants are acousticians […]
Open-plan session – Forum Acusticum 2011
This very popular session was co-chaired by Valteri Hongisto and J.y.Jeon. I caught up with Erling Nilsson to discuss an overview of the session after reading his paper. The session consisted of 5 papers, 2 of which were invited papers. 3 of the papers concerned the evaluation of the acoustics and measures related to sound […]
Forum Acusticum 2011 – Aalborg – Denmark
Danish Acoustical Society will host acousticians from all over the world to participate in the 6th Forum Acusticum in Aalborg. This conference is held every three years and provides the opportunity for all acousticians to meet and discuss recent advances in their fields of interest. This conference will be held from 26 June to 1 […]
Sharing EU classroom acoustic research in the US
Drs. Marcus Oberdorster and Gerhart Tiesler from Germany were invited to speak at the distinguished Knudsen lecture at the 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle Washington, USA. The research which Markus and Gerhart presented was a combined project looking at “acoustic ergonomics in schools” which looks at classroom acoustic conditions for modern […]
