July 09, 2009


American School & University | Acoustics

Acoustics 

By Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com)

Some schools use amplification to boost a teacher's voice, but acoustics advocates say such systems should be a last resort....

Know-How: Acoustics 

By Mike Kennedy

Nearly five years ago, the Careful planning helps schools and universities create learning spaces where students can hear and be heard....

In the Background 

By Pat Garibay

Selecting the right HVAC equipment and system design to meet an education institution’s specific acoustical requirements....

Inside: Acoustics 

Advocating for acoustics; Considering computer noise; Acoustical expenses...

Can You Hear Me Now? 

By Jeff Sterner

The science of sound can be a challenge to schools--and their designers and architects....

Know-How: Acoustics 

by Mike Kennedy

Schools can improve how children hear in a classroom....

Inside: Acoustics 

Retrofitting noisy classrooms; a software solution; adopting new standards...

The Ears Have It 

Greg Clark

Meeting the new standard for classroom acoustics....

Know-How: Acoustics 

Mike Kennedy

Efforts move forward to establish acoustics standards for classrooms....

Let's Hear it for Learning 

By Eric Johnson

Improving classroom acoustics can maximize student productivity at a minimal cost....

Enhancing the Sound of Music 

By Michael Sankey

Schools need well-designed rooms with the proper acoustics for effective music instruction....

Setting Guidelines for Classroom Acoustics 

By Mike Kennedy

Accessibility is not just a matter of getting in and around a school facility. ...

Sound decisions improve learning 

Eddy Scott

Does noise in schools result in lower grades? Sound, lighting and temperature are the three environmental conditions that staff and students notice most...

Sounding Off 

C. William Day

The effectiveness of the classroom relies on many things, one of which is making sure students can hear what is being said. Listening plays a vital role...

Command Performance 

Raymond Gomez

The key to the development of a successful arts center is in the programming and financial analysis. These are challenging processes that must be addressed...

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Vikas Nagardeolekar and Edwin Merritt

It's hard to win passage of a school construction bond — whether through a citizen referendum or the vote of a town council or general town meeting.

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Michael McKeon and Lincoln Berry

When acoustics are mentioned with regard to schools, many people first think of performing arts.

Making it Readable

Peter Gisolfi

When my daughter was 10 years old, she left the comfort of her elementary school for the unfamiliar territory of the middle/high school building — a crazy quilt of pieces from the 1910s, 1930s, 1960s and 1970s.

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Phillipe Dordai and Joseph Rizzo

Like their baby-boomer parents, the echo-boom generation is reshaping the college and university landscape.

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