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Course Description: CEU Events: Controlling and Optimizing Sound in the Built Environment
Course Length - 1 Hour
In person (requires the presence of a live instructor, classroom, webinar, streamed event)
Unwanted sound and reverberation in a room can cause a multitude of problems, not the least of which are poor speech intelligibility and uncomfortable noisy environments. In this course we will discuss the best ways to control sound and noise through adequate sound absorptive materials to avoid these problems. We will examine what it means to optimize design and how this plays into crafting the human experience within a space. This course will walk you through some of the fundamentals of acoustics that will help you evaluate the available solutions in light of acoustical challenges in each market.
This course is a part of the Architectural Acoustics series.
Course Length - 1 Hour
In person (requires the presence of a live instructor, classroom, webinar, streamed event)
Learning Objectives:
Review the fundamentals of sound and acoustical control and its benefits for occupants
Understand methods of sound absorption and its importance in noise reduction to promote healthy living
Appreciate room acoustics and the concept of reverberation (time) to improve speech intelligibility in the built environment
Discuss sound transmission through walls and ceilings and its impact on the built environment and its occupants