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Teacher Survey: Sound in Schools and its Impact on Learning and Teachers’ Wellbeing

2023-03-10 by Colin Campbell

The Future Classroom Lab, collaborating with Ecophon, have launched a teacher wellbeing survey around the topic of sound in schools. The particular focus is on the impact of classroom acoustics on educators’ work, physical and mental health. If we want schools to provide children with the best possible preparation for life, we need to ensure […]

Case study: Psychological and pedagogical counselling centre no. 19 in Warsaw

2023-03-01 by Monika Sadlowska

Psychological and pedagogical counselling centre no. 19 (PPP19) is a place that assists children and their parents living in the district Ursynów in Warsaw, including children from nearby schools and kindergartens. The centre helps in reaching the right diagnosis about e.g. language, memory and intellectual abilities and supports children’s mental development. The number of patients […]

Expert interview with Maria Nelson, interior architect and school teacher: Using acoustics and furniture to create inclusive learning environments

2022-12-23 by Douglas MacCutcheon

Maria Nelson has many years’ experience working with public tenders for school interiors as an interior architect through her company WHY Inredningsarkitekt. This was her main reason for qualifying as a school teacher in 2022, so that she could combine the fields of interior architecture and education and truly understand how optimal learning environments should […]

Case study: acoustic renovation at a sports hall in Velka Bystrice, Czech Republic

2022-12-20 by Iveta Kralova

Velka Bystrice is a small town in the Czech Republic with only 3,500 inhabitants. The sports hall is the only facility of its kind in the town. It is an integral part of the life of those living here and is used daily, including weekends. Description of the case The area of the hall is […]

The issue of invisible sound, commentary by acoustician Daniele Ponteggia

2022-11-21 by Daniele Ponteggia

Acoustics means beauty…but why is so much ugliness still around? Today there is a high possibility that you walk into a fancy restaurant, gym, swimming pool, museum, or sports hall and experience all kinds of acoustical defects. I often think about how architects, designers, and even landlords do not consider acoustics. Sometimes things are planned […]

Major acoustic upgrade at Seth MR Jaipuriya school in Lucknow, India

2022-11-20 by Harshal Kolwankar

Seth MR Jaipuriya school in Lucknow, India, recently underwent a major upgrade with Team 3 Architects in New Delhi, bringing the school confidently into the 21st Century. Luckily, the acoustics were not forgotten and were, in fact, a main concern for the Principal, Promini Chopra, who speaks in the video below. “After 25-26 years, we […]

Noise in Preschools – the Effect on the Heart Rate Variability of Preschool Teachers

2022-10-28 by Sonja Brachtl

High noise levels are very common in preschools. In this study, the influence of noise on the heart rate variability of preschool teachers was investigated. Furthermore, suggestions are given on how the noise level in preschools could be reduced. By Sonja Brachtl, psychologist and preschool teacher Background The average sound level in preschools often exceeds […]

Improving acoustic conditions at Mount Abu School in Delhi, India

2022-10-24 by Harshal Kolwankar

Mount Abu School in Delhi, India, prides itself in providing the most advanced and optimized learning environments for its learners. That’s why the school offers an impressive array of technology for students like 3D printers and robotics, and also houses a STEM excellence center. But the acoustic conditions left a lot to be desired. After […]

Healing environments – efforts and opportunities

2022-09-19 by Cees van Wezel

Healing environments

Visiting or staying in a hospital is an exciting experience for most people. In this environment, stimuli are perceived that can influence the situation in both a positive and negative way. Various studies have shown that noise levels in hospitals are too high for optimal healing. This blog is about how healing environments can contribute […]

Sustainable Acoustics at Internoise 2022

2022-08-31 by Maria Quinn

We continue on giving you highlights and summarise of a variety of subjects from Internoise in Glasgow, enjoy!   Abigail Bristow: From the cost of noise to the value of soundscape The past two decades have seen an ongoing paradigm shift from noise control to soundscaping. Soundscape approaches have been widely applied in traditional noise […]

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