Title

Study of the Acoustic Suitability of an Open Plan Office Based on STI and DL2 Simulations

Journal title

Archives of Acoustics

Yearbook

2012

Volume

vol. 37

Issue

No 2

Authors

Passero, Carolina ; Zannin, Paulo

Keywords

open plan offices ; acoustic evaluation ; acoustic improvement

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

237-243

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Committee on Acoustics

Date

2012

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.2478/v10168-012-0031-6

Source

Archives of Acoustics; 2012; vol. 37; No 2; 237-243

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