LECTURE

06 Standards, guidelines, specifications

LECTURER

Achilleas Xydis, Georgios Papadimitriou

LECTURE DATE

29/10/2026

The core focus of this session is to empower you to articulate specific acoustic specifications based on a room’s intended use. By examining case studies and computer simulation examples, you will gain insights into tailoring acoustic requirements according to the functional needs of a space. Whether optimising reverberation times in performance venues or controlling speech intelligibility in educational settings, this session provides practical strategies for defining precise acoustic objectives aligned with specific room functions.

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Architectural Acoustics

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