The COVID-19 pandemic prompted intense review of workplace design considerations and solutions. Amongst the A&D community, there is growing conviction that occupant well-being and engagement must be supported through concern with equity—and applied to real-world needs such as acoustical privacy. To reliably design buildings to function acoustically for their users (e.g., provide adequate speech privacy, freedom from distraction, reduced annoyance, a good night’s sleep, and so on), one needs to establish a known and consistent level of spectrally neutral background sound.
Room to Breathe - Designing Homes that Balance Togetherness and Privacy
Based on design trends that have evolved with the uptick in multi-generation living and spending more, as well as longer periods of time in our homes, this paper showcases design elements that are keyed in to making spaces more functional for today’s consumers.
Trends for Creating Spaces that Mindfully Manage Sound
It has come to light that loud noise can cause health problems affecting all age groups. Because of this, creating spaces that minimize noise has become necessary in today’s buildings. Here are solutions to common problems that you can easily add to your projects.
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