Registration Eligibility
no restrictions
Start Date
09/24/2015
End Date
09/24/2015
Description
One critical area of public space design is speech intelligibility. It is crucial to achieving ADA compliance, and electronic systems and loudspeaker designs can only accomplish so much without architectural acoustical finishes as part of the design.
This presentation will review the design process, acoustical modeling, and testing results outlining the issues associated with meeting the NFPA 72 Common Intelligibility Score's suggested goals.
Location
Washington, DC
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Accessibility / ADA
Site Planning
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
1. Use case studies where dedicated public address systems were implemented to identify the speech transmission index and voice intelligibility design used in the implementation of two atrium spaces.
2. Identify codes concerning speech intelligibility that will help the designer be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
3. Define the key physical factors affecting acoustics that may be barriers to intelligibility.
Instructors
Michael Crawford, CTS-D - Senior Consultant, Shen Milsom & WilkeJulie E. Fischer, INCE, LEED AP BD+C - Senior Associate, Shen Milsom & WilkeRobyne Hamilton, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA - Senior Associate, Shen Milsom & Wilke
Course Codes
20150924DDC34
Provider
Potomac Chapter ASLA