Room Acoustic Comfort™ ASM architects long

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The perfect sound environment

Photographer: Peter Persson

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Room acoustic quality aspects

• Reverberance• Speech clarity• Auditory strength• Spatial decay

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Reverberance

• Linked to the speed at which sound energy disappears in a room

Long reverberation

Short reverberation

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Speech clarity

• Concerns the quality of speech transfer to the listener

Unclear

Clear

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Auditory strength

• The level at which we experience sound

High level

Low level

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Spatial decay

• The sound level decreases as the distance to the sound source increases

Speech at 1 m distance

Speech at 4 m distance

Speech at 8 m distance

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Crucial points

• Size, shape, surfaces and furnishing

• More absorption gives lower sound level

• Reverberation time is not enough

• We need four quality aspects

• People, room, activity

Photographer: Åke E´son Lindman

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The way to go

You benefit:By considering:

People

Room Activity

Room Acoustic

Comfort™

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Acoustical guidelines

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity Auditory strength Spatial decay

Classrooms x x x

Photographer: George van der weyden

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Acoustical guidelines

Photographer: Thorbjörn Kristiansson

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity Auditory strength Spatial decay

Kindergartens x

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Acoustical guidelines

Photographer: Eric Shambroom

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity Auditory strength Spatial decay

Dining rooms x

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Acoustical guidelines

Photographer: Åke E´son Lindman

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity Auditory strength Spatial decay

Open-plan space x

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Acoustical guidelines

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity Auditory strength Spatial decay

Music rooms in schools x x

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Depends on type of music activity

Class A, the safe choice

Acoustical guidelines

Rooms for different activities

Most important attributes to consider in the acoustical design

Reverberance Speech clarity

Auditory strength

Spatial decay

Classroomsx x x

Kindergartensx

Dining roomsx

Open-plan spaces x

Music rooms in schools x x

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How to create Room Acoustic Comfort™?

• Class A sound absorbers -always an efficient solution