Acoustic Comfort

Acoustics is the science of sound. It is the study of propagation and transmission of sound waves, infrasound and ultrasound, at specific frequencies. If we refer to the definition given...

Noise has always been part of our life so much that the absolute silence can make us feel uncomfortable. Since ancient times, already Greek architects used to design space and...

When you measure the decibels using a simple smartphone app in the center of a European capital, you quickly find that you reach 90 - 100 decibels, which is considerable....

The most accurate method to define the Reverberation Time (T60) into a room, is the measurement on site with technical instruments. Anyway, it is possible to estimate the T60 value...

Integrated Acoustics into project process Acoustics is traditionally associated to theatre, auditorium, music halls, where high audio performances are requested, where everything can be measured and each project aspect can...

In this section we give some technical advice in order to solve the acoustic problems caused by noise coming from outside. In this chapter, we will not explain all the...

Sound is part of our daily life. However, if a small amount of noise is acceptable, excessive or long exposure into noisy environment, up to noise pollution, can have negative...

Acoustic comfort is defined as a psycho-physical condition where a person, in a specific environment, experiences a sense of well-being in relation to the specific activity that he/she is doing....