Revitalizing a Victorian-era school building through improved acoustics
The design of primary school buildings was as different from today in the late 1800s as ideas about the value of education.
Kauhava School Centre
The modern learning environments at Kauhava School Centre, which opened in September 2020, also provide recreational facilities for the whole town. Ecophon’s acoustic solutions ensure an acoustic environment that works well for both school pupils and evening users.
Smart classrooms make pupils feel like home
We have all got used to smart phones, smart watches and smart TV:s. But smart classrooms? Oh yes. A research project in Barcelona has developed a concept of learning spaces that is, well – smart.
Eight pieces of advice for noise prevention
“Big, open plan offices have in many places been a disaster from a noise perspective.” Per Møberg Nielsen, the Danish nestor within noise prevention, does not mince his words about open plan offices.
A fly on the wall gives some insights into office design
What really happens in an office? Can staff focus on their tasks and work effectively at their desks? How are meeting rooms used? Do the results live up to the employer’s expectations?
BIM – The construction revolution is happening now
BIM is on its way to revolutionise the whole building and construction sector. And it involves all the line. Even the end users, as facility managers, must keep updated and learn what BIM really is.
Trilux Amersfoort
Amersfoort, The Netherlands
The unlimited workplace block
Meet Nigel Oseland, one of Britain’s most renowned workplace consultants.
The Sundbyberg Study
Improved acoustics significantly reduces disturbance, according to unique study.
Good acoustics reduce sound levels in offices
Fleurop Nederland has a call centre where employees help customers send flowers.
Good acoustics reduce stress in open-plan offices
The Stress Research Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, conducted a study with Ecophon...
A different harmony by the sea
Right by the sea, between Amsterdam and The Hague, is the small Dutch town of Noordwijk. Here is the Woonzorgpark Willem van den Bergh located, a residential care park for mental and physical disabled.
Patient first at new Finnish hospital
When the Central Finland Health Care district needed to expand the Central Hospital in the city of Jyväskylä, they built a new coherent hospital with one leading principle: Patient first.
The silent problems of noise
India is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Noise surrounds many parts of Indian life, indoors as well as outdoors.
Acoustic Design Guide: Video Conference Rooms
This Acoustic Design Guide contains a quick and accessible introduction to the most important acoustic design aspects of video conferencing rooms.
Hospital facades: What you see is what you get
The Kuopio University Hospital in central Finland stands out compared to most other hospital buildings. The facade is adorned with photographs from inside the human body.