Not all noise is bad, as any lover of loud music would agree. But unwanted noise, otherwise known as noise pollution, poses a real threat to human health and wellbeing.
As a growing body of evidence reveals the damaging impacts of noise pollution, it’s important that we respond. Good acoustic designs that absorb sound help professionals and students to think and talk more easily, and at the same time create better environments for learning and healing.
Noise pollution is an unseen threat to our well-being. This article discusses causes, effects, and possible solutions to minimise the impacts of noise exposure.
A dining experience should be memorable and enjoyable. If you’ve ever left a restaurant feeling irritated or exhausted, you have experienced how noise in a restaurant plays a big role in the experience.
In 1911, the French otolaryngologist Étienne Lombard published an article outlining a mysterious vocal phenomenon.
We spend 90% of our time indoors. It is time to focus on the impact of the indoor environment on our health and wellbeing. Enjoy expert insights from Olga Turner, WELL Building Standard accredited professional and director and co-founder of Ekkist.
We have invited a leading expert, Olga Turner, who is a WELL Building Standard™ Accredited Professional to introduce you to the movement of designing better buildings. As Olga says “Better buildings are WELL”. The WELL Building Standard Certification is the world’s first building standard focused exclusively on health and well-being
Don't miss out on the great insights about the International WELL Building Standard as presented by Olga Turner, a WELL Building Standard™ Accredited Professional, a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the director & co-founder of Ekkist.
People naturally want to live in a healthy environment. Stone wool contributes to comfortable and healthy living, providing noise and vibration control as well as thermal properties.
Can a building's design hurt productivity? According to the WHO and some commercial real estate developers it can.
We provide customers with a complete acoustic ceiling system offering, combining sound absorbing ceiling tiles and wall panels with suspension grid systems and accessories.