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PWGSC innovative open offices project (PuWOO)
Under contract from PWGSC, the Acoustics group has been investigating factors affecting speech propagation in team-style work areas in open-plan offices. In such work areas, there are no or only minimal barriers between occupants. The orientation of the occupants, the sound-absorptive properties of the surfaces, and the voice levels of the occupants are of major importance.
The project has investigated:
- sound propagation in actual offices,
- angular variation of sound propagation from human speakers,
- the voice levels of speakers in actual offices,
- the effects of sound absorbing materials and bookshelves added to low barriers between occupants.
Measuring the distribution of sound around talkers.
