Acoustic comfort
Baseline strategy · No scoreControls noise, reverberation, privacy and sound quality according to activity, sensitivity and context.
Subject: Welfare, society and cultureContext: Buildings · Offices · HousingCost: mediumEffort: mediumLevel: basicStage: design or operationMaturity: established
How it works
Controls noise, reverberation, privacy and sound quality according to activity, sensitivity and context.
It places people, communities and other living beings in the center, caring for health, safety, dignity, culture, accessibility and quality of experience.
When does it make sense?
- Since the definition of objectives and with participation of those who will be affected
- Where benefits, burdens and possible exclusions can be identified
- With qualitative and quantitative indicators provided and respectful of privacy
How to apply it
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Define what need resolves "acoustic comfort" and establish a starting situation.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
More health and welfare
Increased inclusion and membership
Lasting social and economic value
Limitations and precautions
- The result depends on context, design, execution and how it is used and maintained.
- Well-being cannot be reduced to a single metric or imposed without listening to people.
- Partnerships with productivity or economic value should be measured without promising automatic causality.
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