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Five questions on the indoor soundscape approach for regenerative buildings

Torresin, S; Aletta, F; Bourdeau, E; Kang, J; Albatici, R; Babich, F; Harvie-Clark, J; ... Radicchi, A; + view all (2020) Five questions on the indoor soundscape approach for regenerative buildings. In: INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. (pp. pp. 3590-3598). Institute of Noise Control Engineering Green open access

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Abstract

Regenerative building design represents a paradigm shift from current sustainability practices towards a new design approach, as it focuses not only on limiting negative impacts but also on promoting a positive contribution to social and ecological systems. Regenerative design and indoor soundscape research share a multidisciplinary approach and the common aim of improving people´s health and well-being. Indeed, soundscape science, originally developed in the context of urban planning, has been recently applied to the indoor built environment as a research framework that integrates noise control engineering methods with physical, social, and psychological approaches in order to foster the design of indoor spaces positively perceived by building users. The five questions presented in this paper investigate several aspects related to this emerging field of research: 1) the contribution of acoustic design to regenerative buildings; 2) differences and similarities between indoor and outdoor soundscape approaches; 3) methodologies for “measuring” indoor soundscapes; 4) the potential of sound management for biophilic design, and 5) the relationship between “wanted” sounds and health outcomes. This study relied on structured interviews with a panel of experts conducted as part of the COST Action RESTORE. Together with interviewees, an agenda for future advances in indoor soundscaping is proposed.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Five questions on the indoor soundscape approach for regenerative buildings
Event: International Congress on Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2020
ISBN-13: 9788994021362
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10123424
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