| Download | - View final version: Acoustic satisfaction in open-plan offices: review and recommendations (PDF, 445 KiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20386513 |
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| Author | Search for: Navai, M.1; Search for: Veitch, J. A.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 22 p. |
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| Subject | Open-plan offices [cubicles]; Office acoustics; COPE; acoustics; satisfaction |
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| Abstract | Open-plan offices lack walls and doors. Although one common assumption has been that such a design would encourage communication between co-workers, it has become apparent that the primary source of discomfort for occupants of the open-plan office environment is unwanted sound. This paper reports on a literature review of the relationship between acoustics and satisfaction in the open-plan office, conducted with the aim of developing empirically derived recommendations for satisfactory acoustic conditions. For the purposes of this review, acoustic satisfaction was defined as a state of contentment with acoustic conditions; it is inclusive of annoyance, loudness, and distraction - all concepts used by one or another researcher in this area to assess subjective experiences associated with the acoustic environment in offices. |
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| Publication date | 2003-07-17 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Identifier | B3205.17 |
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| NRC number | NRC-IRC-15968 |
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| NPARC number | 20386513 |
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| Record identifier | dfaa533c-57c3-4f06-9be7-5d393d4c163b |
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| Record created | 2012-07-25 |
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| Record modified | 2022-10-19 |
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