Sound absorbers for offices and acoustic solutions for the comfort in meeting halls, open working and coworking spaces
In recent years, acoustic comfort has become one of the most popular and discussed topics among designers and furniture manufacturers. In this "acoustic revolution" the spaces for work activities are the most involved architectural spaces. In the past, the acoustic need was solely for resolving certain basic health conditions, with workers being over-exposed to noise. Thanks to the growing importance of hearing comfort, this necessity has been extended to all workplaces, such as offices and meeting rooms, where low noise levels are a prerequisite for improving the quality of work and the mental and physical well-being of employees. The focus on the audio quality of workplaces is obvious given how long people stay in their offices and how important it is to create an autonomous workplace, to maintain a minimum level of privacy and to reduce distractions. The acoustic quality of the spaces is more relevant in the open type workplaces. Today, these spaces are very widespread, following the evolution of the various operating functions and even the increasing spread of collaboration. In a space designed to provide proper listening comfort, it is possible to improve people's daily lives by increasing productivity and quality of work.
PROPER ACOUSTICS IN WORKING SPACES
Each workstation should follow the fundamental acoustic requirements listed below:
1) Facilitate the intelligibility of verbal communications with other people in the office and during phone calls.
2) Provide the necessary concentration and isolation during an individual activity and create comfort during downtime between different work cycles.
To get a pleasant working environment and create a quiet area, it is necessary to work on the following technical aspects:
1) Reduction of room noise, through resonance control systems.
2) Creation of acoustic separations between the different working stations.