*1 HSW*

Registration is REQUIRED by May 28 at 10 AM: event website found in “Details” below.

Presented by Steven J. Thorburn with Thorburn Associates

This program explores the ways that acoustics can impact our built environment. After a brief review on acoustics terms, the session looks at various concerns clients have raised including:

• Restaurant acoustics
• IIC and STC in mixed use and multi-family housing
• Conference room acoustics and glazing options
• Mechanical noise control
• How to treat spaces acoustically with our newer, flexible, collaborative, more open space plans
• Acoustics in healthcare

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will describe impact of background noise on speech and privacy
• Participants will discuss acoustical importance of absorptive materials
• Participants will describe impact of wall and ceiling construction on acoustics
• Participants will list requirements for environmental noise, background noise, speech privacy and sound isolation