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Designing Spaces for Every Listener KU Leuven
Inclusive design aims at objects and environments that are accessible, useable and comfortable for all people throughout their entire lifespan. In architecture, this aim is usually associated with physical accessibility. Yet acoustic qualities may considerably impact usability and comfort as well, especially in spaces for listening. This case study explores the notion of acoustic comfort for all in the context of university education. One ...
Prediction of statistical noise values in an urban square by using auralisation KU Leuven
The main goal of the study presented in this paper is to investigate whether it is possible to synthesize a virtual urban soundscape based on information about the functionality of the place and the activity occurring in it, in order to then predict statistical noise values of sound in situ (Experiment No. 1). The second goal is to analyze the response of people to different traffic noise levels present in a virtual square by means of laboratory ...
Speech Transmission Index and Articulation index in the Context of Open Plan Offices KU Leuven
The evaluation of the acoustical comfort in an open plan office typically involves a rather complex acoustical analysis. Many parameters, such as the number of square meters per employee, the shape of the room, the absorptive properties of interior surfaces and background noise levels, but also the nature of the activities of the users, are determining factors. Due to the quite complex character of this kind of multisource environment, the way ...
Estimation of the Acoustical Comfort in a Church by Using Odeon Software KU Leuven
This paper is analyzing the acoustical comfort in an evangelic church building in Trnava which is used not only for the church services but also for organ concerts. Three simulations were performed and compared by using the Odeon software. First, the current acoustical situation in the church was simulated. Second acoustical model represents the solution related to the improvements of the speech intelligibility in the church by changes on the ...
Posuzování sakrálních objektů programem Odeon z hlediska účelu jejich využití, KU Leuven
This work deals with an evaluation of the room acoustical quality of the evangelic church building in Trnava which is used not only for the church services but also for organ concerts. Three simulations were performed and compared by using the Odeon software. First, the current acoustical situation in the church was simulated. Second acoustical model represents the solution related to the improvements of the speech intelligibility in the church ...
Auralization examples to discuss the reverberation time as a standard for sports facilities KU Leuven
Building Physics KU Leuven
This book is intended for students of architecture and civil engineering and focuses on Environmental Acoustics in Architectural design. The focus lies on two main goals. (1) To provide a reasonable reduction of unwanted sounds, noise and vibrations (also called noise control) and (2) to ensure the most favourable conditions for generation, transmission and perception of desirable sounds (mostly speech or music) inside buildings or outdoors. ...