Today many people are annoyed by the sound environment in open plan offices.(o.p.o.) I have asked people who works in o.p.o. - What is your opinion about the sound environment in your open plan office? I have not only asked which sounds they don't like, but also if there are some good sounds in the o.p.o. that facilitates their work and increases their comfort. The result is that the most annoying sound in o.p.o is people talking. And the sound that people appreciates most is people talking. Human voices in o.p.o. can be perceived as wanted sound (information) and unwanted sound (noise). There is an interesting connection between the distance to the talking person and how you experience the sound. The voice from a person, who sits close to the listener is often perceived as information, while the voice from a person who sits far away in the o.p.o. almost always is perceived as unwanted sound (noise.) In my lecture I will present five important considerations to have in mind to create a good working environment in open plan offices.
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