Room Acoustics- Connecting to Design

Description

This CPD gives an introduction to room acoustic design focusing on the relationship between good room acoustics and the comfort of people who use the space. The seminar discusses typical acoustic challenges found in room design and offers solutions based on avoiding or combating them utilizing ceiling and wall panel products and features that add an interesting design element to a space. By the end of the CPD you should have a greater understanding of:

- How good room acoustic design focuses on three strands, the people, the activity and the space

noise affects our perception of a space

- How and why noise affects people's perception of a room

- How the design of a room affects the sound environment, and be able to change design to affect this

- How materials can be used to improve the room acoustics

- Acoustic solutions that can also be be a design feature