The index method of acoustic design of sports enclosures
Regular paper
Building Research Institute (ITB)
Tuesday 2 june, 2015, 11:20 - 11:40
0.9 Athens (118)
Abstract:
The science of interior space acoustics essentially consists in creating adequate
acoustic conditions that are necessary for speech and music reception in spaces.
The intended use of a particular interior space implies the use of specific
acoustic quality criteria which, in turn, are related to respective levels of
speech intelligibility. Enclosed sports facilities, such as gyms and indoor
swimming pools, are spaces where speech intelligibility and noise level determine,
to a large extent, the working comfort or even the safety of occupants. The use of
acoustic treatment is often a necessary solution, but in fact is rarely employed.
In the paper it is presented a method which develop rules and criteria for the
assessment of interior space acoustics in sports facilities, and in particular,
the assessment of acoustic conditions in terms of reverberation time and speech
intelligibility in enclosed sports facilities, with particular consideration given
to school gymnasiums.
Presented method increases an accuracy and clarity of the criteria used to assess
the acoustic properties of sports facilities. The goal of it is to raise
designers' and facility owners' awareness of acoustical problems in such spaces,
and of the necessity to apply acoustic treatment.