Designing for SEN by Saint-Gobain Ecophon Ecophon organised a two hour session on Designing for Special Educational Needs in schools at Salford University, MediaCity on Thursday 23rd January 2020. Jack Harvie-Clark was delighted to join expert speakers Matthieu Cassinadri (Saint-Gobain Ecophon), Richard Mazuch (Design Research & Innovation, IBI Group), and Mark Pratt (DfE, Strategic Design…
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30th January 2020 at CIEH, 15 Hatfields, London SE1 8DJ The AVO Guide (“Acoustics, Ventilation & Overheating: Residential Design Guide”) has been published. We are co-organising, presenting and facilitating at this workshop to officially launch the AVO Guide. Come to this workshop to hear about the content of the AVO Guide and how to apply…
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6 pm for 6:30 pm start, Monday 13th January 2020 Hosted by the Institute of Acoustics NE Branch, Jack Harvie-Clark will present at AECOM offices, One Trinity Gardens, Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2HF Following on from the recent one day workshop in Birmingham, this presentation will start with the guidance in International Standards (ISO…
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by Jack Harvie-Clark, 19th December 2019. Download Apex Acoustics’ Quick Start to the AVO Guide 2020 as a pdf. Disclaimer: These notes are my opinion only, not those of the Association of Noise Consultants’ committee that wrote the AVO Guide. As opinion, no liability is accepted for any errors or omissions. What is the AVO…
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The much anticipated and long-awaited Acoustics, Ventilation, Overheating: Residential Design Guide (aka the “AVO Guide”) has been published by the Association of Noise Consultants. You can download a free copy from the Association of Noise Consultants’ website. At 26,500 words it provides a wealth of information. Read our Quick Start to the AVO Guide to…
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As part of the government’s consultation on the Future Homes Standard, Approved Document F is also out for consultation – respond before 7th February 2020, or get your comments to your professional body asap for their response. This is a great opportunity for the government to go beyond the current position in para. 4.34 of…
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Jack Harvie-Clark will talk about creating a quality acoustic environment and avoiding unintended adverse consequences in the Headline theatre at CIBSE Build2Perform 2019. It turns out that the worst thing you can do is simply follow the current guidance and Regulations. When different disciplines operate in silos without regard to unintended impacts on other aspects…
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We are very honoured to be awarded “Highly Commended” in the Soundscape category at the John Connell Awards 2019, for our multi-award-winning acoustic design method for open plan offices. The John Connell Awards 2019 took place at the Palace of Westminster on the evening of 23rd October 2019, hosted by Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MP,…
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At the Institute of Acoustics’ annual conference, held in Milton Keynes in 2019, we presented our new method for designing and testing a type of space that has become common in new school buildings: a dining area within an atrium or greater-than-single storey height space. These spaces are often used for many other purposes at…
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We are co-organising and presenting at a one day meeting on acoustics for open plan offices. This is an exciting and fast-changing area for acoustic design, and acoustic considerations are rapidly gaining the importance that they have for occupants of open plan offices. Office accommodation is increasingly being seen as a service, rather than an…
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