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Journal Article

Evaluating Open-Plan Acoustics

Authors: Chaudiere, Herbert T.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 24 · Issue 6 · pp. 461–464 · August 1976

Abstract

Open-plan offices and schools have rather stringent acoustical requirements relating to annoyance, speech privacy, and communication. These factors are largely signal-to-noise considerations. Evaluation of open-plan acoustics requires measurement of sound propagation and background noise within the space. Current techniques employ extensive one-third octave band measurements reasonably implemented under laboratory conditions, but cumbersome under field conditions. A simplified method for rapid evaluation in the field is proposed.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
24
Issue
6
Pages
461–464
Publication date
August 6, 1976
Affiliation
Robin M. Towne and Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article