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In 1958, Florence Nightingale expressed the following words: ‘Unnecessary noise is the most cruel absence of care which can be inflicted upon eithe...

In many older hospital buildings, noise is disruptive and continuous; for this reason, particular attention was paid to the acoustics in the new in...

Over hundreds of thousands of years, our ears have evolved to provide perfect hearing outdoors, in nature.

The Essex study was set up to investigate the effect of different degrees of acoustic treatments in classrooms.

At the vibrant AppAgent office, a poor and reflective sound environment led to constant disturbances...

In a UK study, researchers found that most noise issues in school classrooms were not caused by the assumed issues of noise from planes, trains and...

At the Intensive Care Unit of Borås Hospital, Sweden, a group of researchers studied how critically ill patients are affected by sound.

In operating rooms, communication and concentration are vitally important. In a study done at Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, two operati...

We know that good teaching is the single largest influence on improving student learning.

Vilnius, Lithuania

The traditional methods for assessing acoustic design uses data referring to an unoccupied empty space. But it is first when you consider the...

When the Central Finland Health Care district needed to expand the Central Hospital in the city of Jyväskylä, they built a new coherent hospital wi...

A serious motorcycle accident gave architect Alessandro Caruso a mission: to improve the healthcare environment for patients.

When the world’s leading manufacturer of compact excavators and loaders, Doosan Bobcat...

Memory disorders affect a person’s ability to interpret both their physical and acoustic environment.

Experienced nurse Pernilla Svensson shares her thoughts about noise and acoustics.

The layout and design of Meander Medical Centre are intended to facilitate rest and promote the recovery process.

Clear communication and a sense of security were crucial to the interior design of the Serenity Midwifery Birth Centre.

Explore the definitive evidence linking the impact acoustics and noise has in learning environments and students’ ability to learn.

In a study of chest pain patients at the intensive coronary heart unit at Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden, researchers found that a good sound...