Going beyond Quietness: Determining the Emotionally Restorative Effect of Acoustic Environments in Urban Open Public Spaces [PDF]
, 2019 The capacity of natural settings to promote psychological restoration has attracted increasing research attention, especially with regards to the visual dimension. However, there is a need to extend these studies to urban settings, such as squares, parks
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How subjective and non-physical parameters affect occupants’ environmental comfort perception [PDF]
, 2018 Employees’ wellbeing and comfort perception demonstrated to largely influence their productivity and tolerability of slight thermal discomfort conditions in the working spaces.
Castaldo, Veronica Lucia +5 more
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Achieving acoustical comfort in restaurants [PDF]
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2014 The achievement of a proper acoustical ambiance for restaurants has long been described as a problem of controlling noise to allow for speech intelligibility among patrons at the same table. This simplification of the acoustical design problem for restaurants does not entirely result in achieving either a sensation of acoustical comfort or a preferred ...
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Redesain Ruang Ibadah Masjid Agung Pati Berdasarkan Performa Kenyamanan Termal, Visual, Dan Akustik
RUAS, 2022 Architecture is a place to move comfortably. The mosque is the four worshippers of muslims who should have an optimal level of comfort. This study aims to examine the comfort performance of the prayer room of the Great Mosque of Pati based on applicable ...
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Architectural Indoor Analysis: A Holistic Approach to Understand the Relation of Higher Education Classrooms and Academic Performance [PDF]
, 2019 The influence of learning space on users has been broadly accepted and tested. However, the literature has focused on single factor research, instead of holistic approaches.
Amado Lorenzo, Antonio +2 more
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Environmental Acoustic Comfort in the Built Environment
Revista Nacional de Gerenciamento de Cidades, 2021 The acoustic quality of classrooms has a strong influence on the teaching and learning process. This interference assessed using the impulsive technique to measure the rate of speech transmission (STI), reverberation time (RT) and sound definition (D50).
Margret Sibylle Engel +2 more
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LIFE+2010 QUADMAP Project: results obtained from the analysis of data collected during the application of the new methodology to the pilot quiet areas [PDF]
, 2019 Since the 90s, quiet areas have commonly been considered as places to be acoustically preserved or where acoustic interventions should be implemented to reduce noise levels.
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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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Archives of AcousticsThis study evaluated the combined sensitivity analysis of several room acoustic descriptors: reverberation time (T30), center time (Ts), early decay time (EDT), definition (D50), clarity (C50), useful-to-detrimental sound ratio (U50), and speech ...
Eriberto Oliveira DO NASCIMENTO +1 more
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Effects of Free-Hanging Horizontal Sound Absorbers on the Cooling Performance of Thermally Activated Building Systems [PDF]
, 2017 Thermally Activated Building Systems (TABS) have proven to be an energy-efficient solution to provide buildings with an optimal indoor thermal environment.
Kazanci, Ongun Berk +3 more
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