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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/A728541D-D471-483C-B115-B4A8EF4967F8 | ||
| Year | 2023 | ||
| Type of Item | Diploma Thesis Project | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | Nikiforos Tsiantoulas-Koutsopetras, "Acoustic comfort in office spaces: noise and typology issues", Diploma Thesis Project, School of Architecture, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2023 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.102392 | ||
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The paper analyses the sound and noise issues in office spaces. It consists of three sections: The first section analyses the office space as it has been shaped since the industrial revolution, with a presentation of the basic typology of office spaces and issues of visual and acoustic comfort and privacy in office layouts.The second section presents issues of sound and noise in enclosed spaces, and in particular how they occur in office spaces. First, the behaviour and propagation of sound in enclosed spaces is analysed, with a presentation of the basic characteristics and laws. Then noise, how we perceive it and the effects it can have on human health are analysed. Finally, reference is made to noise issues especially in office spaces with typical examples.The third section deals with measurements of sound transmission inside the new office building of the TUC, in the Blue building complex. The measurements concern sound transmission from adjacent offices, from a shared corridor to an office and from the outside of the building to the office interior. The section draws conclusions about noise sensation and sound comfort in these offices.Conclusions are presented at the end of each section separately, with an overall assessment at the end of the paper.
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