Good air quality in classrooms, achieved through natural or mechanical ventilation, is
necessary for students' health and cognition, but might simultaneously expose them to …

The assessment of the acoustic quality of learning spaces traditionally concerns rooms'
objective parameters and not the dynamical behavior of students during lectures. In the …

The use of machine learning (ML) in acoustics has received much attention in the last
decade. ML is unique in that it can be applied to all areas of acoustics. ML has …

Arundo donax (giant reed or giant cane) is a widely available, perennial, invasive, non-food
crop, present worldwide and employed for several uses, including building practices …

Building and room acoustics are relatively modern architectural and engineering disciplines.
Nevertheless, acoustics was also a concern for buildings in the past, eg, in theatres in …

The present work investigates the feasibility of producing boards, with unconventional
materials, namely hazelnut shells as a high-mass bio-aggregate and a sodium silicate …

Few studies have investigated whether employees have different acoustic demands for
various types of open-plan offices (OPOs), which can be subdivided into small, medium …

Noise exposure influences the comfort and well-being of people in several contexts, such as
work or learning environments. For instance, in offices, different kind of noises can increase …

Hospital noise can be problematic for both patients and staff and consistently is rated poorly
on national patient satisfaction surveys. A surge of research in the last two decades …

Sound-absorbing barriers and screens are commonly employed to mitigate one of the most
annoying noises in workplaces: intelligible speech. However, isolating their acoustic …