Room Acoustical Parameters as Predictors of Acoustic Comfort in Outdoor Spaces of Housing Complexes [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Room acoustical parameters have frequently been used to evaluate or predict the acoustical performance in rooms. For housing complexes in urban areas with high population density, it is important to improve acoustic performance not solely indoors, but ...
Armin Taghipour +6 more
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Development of the Acoustic Comfort Assessment Scale (ACAS-12): Psychometric properties, validity evidence and back-translation between Spanish and English. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 A methodological proposal of a scale for human perception assessment of acoustic environment (acoustic comfort) in urban public spaces is presented: Acoustic Comfort Assessment Scale (ACAS 12).
Karmele Herranz-Pascual +5 more
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Experimental study on the effects of low pressure and acoustic characteristics on heart rate and acoustic comfort [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWhile extensive research exists on acoustic comfort and heart rate under normal atmospheric pressure conditions, studies examining low-pressure environments (e.g., aircraft cabins at 75–85 kPa and high-altitude trains) remain limited.
Tieming Guo, Songtao Hu, Qingqing Li
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Acoustic Comfort Prediction: Integrating Sound Event Detection and Noise Levels from a Wireless Acoustic Sensor Network [PDF]
SensorsThere is an increasing interest in accurately evaluating urban soundscapes to reflect citizens’ subjective perceptions of acoustic comfort. Various indices have been proposed in the literature to achieve this purpose.
Daniel Bonet-Solà +2 more
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Multimodal Fusion of Environmental and Physiological Data for Real-World Personalised Comfort Modelling [PDF]
SensorsPeople spend the majority of their lives within environments shaped by multiple interacting exposures, including thermal conditions, acoustic noise, lighting, and air quality, yet remain largely unaware of how these settings affect their comfort ...
Sothearak Heng, Ali Yavari
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Influence of social and behavioural characteristics of users on their evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort in shopping malls. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 A large-scale subjective survey was conducted in six shopping malls in Harbin City, China, to determine the influence of social and behavioural characteristics of users on their evaluation of subjective loudness and acoustic comfort.
Qi Meng, Jian Kang
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Exploring interactions of thermal, acoustic, and aesthetic environments on thermal experience in parks [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe thermal comfort of urban parks is crucial for residents’ well-being and urban livability. There is limited research on the integration of different environmental factors in urban parks, with most studies focusing on hot, sunny days in summer.
Yu Zhang, Yuta Uchiyama, Masayuki Sato
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Acoustic comfort in large dining spaces [PDF]
Applied Acoustics, 2017 © 2016 Elsevier Ltd This study carried out a questionnaire field investigation in two typical large dining spaces. The results suggest that the acoustic comfort of diners has an influence on the comfort evaluation of the overall dining environment, and background noise is an important factor affecting the acoustic comfort evaluation of diners. The role
Jian Kang
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Buildings, 2022 To explore the effects of acoustic perception on outdoor thermal comfort, acoustic perception in five typical open spaces in a campus in China’s cold region with common soundscapes was evaluated by using meteorological measures, sound level devices, and ...
Huiying Chen +4 more
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Visualization of Acoustic Comfort in an Open-Plan, High-Performance Glass Building
Buildings, 2022 The aesthetic and functional appeal of high-performance, open-plan office buildings presents special challenges. Extensive use of glass at the building’s perimeter to improve visual comfort and office communication can negatively impact acoustic comfort ...
Aldo A. Glean +2 more
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