by Susan | May 15, 2017 | articles, Blog, Illuminating Acoustics, offices
“Various environmental characteristics can have direct impacts on mental health and well-being, such as housing, crowding, noise, indoor air quality, and light” The WELL Building Standard, originally introduced in the US, is steadily gaining importance in...
by Susan | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog, Blogs
Sounding Off – Acoustics in Residential Design At first glance, it seems as though residential development is one of the few area where there is a clear, documented requirement for acoustic design. From planning noise impact, through to design and pre-completion...
by Susan | Jan 26, 2016 | articles, Blog
Sustainability matters in construction. Despite the great advances made in the rest of the industry in recent years, with new and more sustainable methods of construction being developed constantly, the world of acoustic consultancy has largely lagged behind when we...
by Susan | Jan 9, 2015 | articles, Blog
Building Bulletin 93 2014 At long last, an updated version of Building Bulletin 93, Acoustic Design of Schools, has been published by the Department for Education. Based heavily on the Priority Schools Building Project acoustic standards and guided by the...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2013 | articles, Blog
The rehabilitation of offenders is a key feature of the modern UK criminal justice system. Why, then, is the potential benefit of acoustic design in prisons so often ignored? My theory is that, if we were to consider acoustics both in existing prisons, and in building...
