“Stepping beyond traditional boundaries, (re)creating healthy buildings”, was the slogan or motto of the recently organised Healthy Buildings 2015 Europe. http://hb2015-europe.org/ This conference was organized by ISIAQ.nl (http://www.isiaq.nl/v2/isiaq/) and the Eindhoven University of Technology (https://www.tue.nl/en/), under the auspices of ISIAQ International (http://www.isiaq.org/). Experts covered knowledge areas regarding Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ). More than 360 abstracts […]
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Noise Action Week 2015 UK
Here are some films to share as timely reminders this week about noise issues – watch here. NAW 2015 says: “Noise prevention is cheaper than cure”. Their campaign in the UK is aimed at engaging everyone as they say – “We are all affected by noise -using Noise Action Week to raise awareness of noise […]
Inaudible low frequency sounds may damage our hearing
A recent study by neurobiologist Markus Drexl and colleagues at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, found that the ear may be temporarily more prone to damage after being exposed to low-frequency sounds and Markus Drexl was quoted as saying “Even though we haven’t shown it yet, there’s a definite possibility that if you’re exposed to […]
Initiative about the impact of untreated hearing loss
Infographic for parents Through the Listen Hear! public education initiative, EPIC Hearing Healthcare is educating employers and consumers on the impact of untreated hearing loss, so they “Listen Up” and take steps now to address and treat hearing loss, and to safeguard healthy hearing for the future. Listen Up and Live Life to the Fullest… Click […]
New Year! – A good time to consider how lifestyle can affect our hearing
Our lifestyle choices and the affects on our hearing have been highlighted in an interesting article by Hear-it.org this week. Read more about how choices regarding; food, drinks, loud music and smoking can affect our hearing positively or negitively here.
Last chance for input into draft Australian / New Zealand Acoustics Standard
During the recent Internoise2014 in Melbourne there was much discussion for delegates around the world about the draft AS/NZS 2107:2014 document which is out for public comment at the moment until the closing date of 11th December next week. To view the draft AS NZS 2107 visit the Hub here where comments can also be made […]
Forum Acusticum 2014 inspirations for a broader audience….
In the run up to Forum Acousticum 2014 in Krakow, our local colleagues could see an opportunity to lift out the subject of acoustics to a broader and non-technical audience. The conference papers and presentations are (with the exception of keynote speakers like Trevor Cox talking about the Sonic Wonders) often not so accessible so […]
The Sound of Democracy TEDx
We know that the quality of the sound environment can have a significant impact on the quality of speech communication however in this TEDx Julian Treasure focuses on the need for conscious listening which is an underestimated skill. Balancing the communication outputs (writing and speaking) with the inputs (reading and listening) needs to happen but […]
Listen to the sounds of cities
Cities and Memory is a sound programme that records both the present reality of a place, but also its imagined. The listener can choose to explore locations through their actual sounds, or explore interpretations of what those places could be – or to flip between the two different sound worlds at leisure. There are currently […]
Silent Leadership Challenge 2014 in New Zealand
The Silent Leadership Challenge is a hearing loss challenge for corporate and community leaders to raise awareness and funds for the vital work of The National Foundation for the Deaf in New Zealand. One in six New Zealanders have some type of hearing loss. It robs them of the full ability to hear, which is […]
