Simulation of Several Open Plan Office Design to Improve Speech Privacy Condition without Additional Acoustic Treatment

Sarwono, Joko; Larasati, Atsarina; Novianto, W.N.I.; Sihar, Indra; Utami, Sentagi Sesotya

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.05.096

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“…This scaling effect was formally studied by Gilani et al [170]. Sarwono et al [171] evaluated the impact of cubicle geometry and materials on speech privacy in an open-plan office using the CATT-Acoustic software. Unsurprisingly, they found that higher cubicle walls improved acoustic performance.…”

Section: Parametric Designmentioning

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Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications

Azar

O’Brien

Carlucci

et al. 2020

Energy and Buildings

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Occupants are active participants in their built environment, affecting its performance while simultaneously being affected by its design and indoor environmental conditions. With recent advances in computer modeling, simulation tools, and analysis techniques, topics such as human-building interactions and occupant behavior have gained significant interest in the literature given their premise of improving building design processes and operating strategies. In practice, the focus of occupant-centric literature has been mostly geared towards the latter (i.e., operation), leaving the implications on building design practices underexplored. This paper fills the gap by providing a critical review of existing studies applying computerbased modeling and simulation to guide occupant-centric building design. The reviewed papers are organized along four main themes, namely occupant-centric: (i) metrics of building performance, (ii) modeling and simulation approaches, (iii) design methods and applications, and (iv) supporting practices and mechanisms. Important barriers are identified for a more effective application of occupant-centric building design practices including the limited consideration of metrics beyond energy efficiency (e.g., occupant well-being and space planning), the limited implementation and validation of the proposed methods, and the lack of integration of occupant behavior modeling in existing building performance simulation tools. Future research directions include the need for large-scale international data collection efforts to move from generic assumptions about occupant behavior to specific/localized knowledge, the need for improved metrics of measuring building performance, as well as the need for industry practices, such as building codes, to promote an occupant-in-the-loop approach to the building design process.

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Section: Parametric Designmentioning

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Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications

Azar

O’Brien

Carlucci

et al. 2020

Energy and Buildings

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“…The study by Sarwono et al [32] In open plan offices, the background noise can have a masking role and decrease the speech intelligibility contributing to increase privacy during private speeches. However, its value cannot be too high, otherwise it could cause itself a disturbing factor.…”

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Acoustic Issues in Open Plan Offices: A Typological Analysis

2018

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This paper reports the acoustic issues of open plan office environments. According to a detailed research based on the scientific literature of the most suitable acoustic descriptors recommended for the open plan offices analysis, the main typological-functional configurations of these environments have been analyzed in order to identify six spatial typologies. The variation of acoustic parameters of these typologies has been evaluated by using a sound pyramid tracing software. The analysis procedure was calibrated in a case study of an office environment, where a measurement campaign was carried out. Results point out that the acoustic improvement of open plan offices can usually be achieved by introducing a sound absorbing false ceiling and dividing panels between working positions, but there are different issues depending on spatial geometries of the office. Better results are referred to office typologies characterized by reduced height and equal plan dimensions.

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“…However, satisfaction levels decreased due to the negative effects of interaction, noise, and privacy in open-plan office layouts. 7 Sarwono et al 8 aimed to increase speech privacy in open-plan offices by increasing the effectiveness of obstacles in the work units. Based on the ISO 3328-3: 2012 standard and calculation principles, the beam monitoring simulation was performed with rearranging the acoustic status, office layout, and obstacle effectiveness.…”

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The effect of layout placement on acoustic conditions in call centers: Evaluations within the scope of an example

Özdem Gürtürk,

Yüğrük Akdağ

2024

Building Acoustics

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This article aimed to provide auditory comfort conditions in call centers where the noise problem is very high and its use is increasing day by day. Since there are no partition walls in such places, noises from conversations, telephones and other office equipment, footsteps, air conditioning and lighting, office equipment (fax machines, printers, etc.), and noise from outside can reduce working efficiency and sometimes cause serious health problems. To assess this situation, the current noise levels situation in a call center were revealed with the help of observation, survey, measurement, and simulation. The number of personnel in the volume, different layout models, surface absorption, and obstacle heights were analyzed through the simulation program and appropriate call center models were obtained in terms of acoustic comfort. By taking the models as a reference, noise level maps have been prepared according to different frequency spectrums. When the noise maps are evaluated, while the call center noise level is 60 dBA in the current situation, it has decreased to 45–53 dBA noise levels as a result of the settlement proposal where the employees are facing in opposite directions in pairs. There has been a reduction in noise level of approximately 16%. As a result of the study, the measures to be taken to improve the auditory environment were determined within the scope of architectural and acoustic design, and results were obtained to guide the designers.

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Simulation of Several Open Plan Office Design to Improve Speech Privacy Condition without Additional Acoustic Treatment

Cited by 14 publications

References 1 publication

Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications

Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications

Acoustic Issues in Open Plan Offices: A Typological Analysis

The effect of layout placement on acoustic conditions in call centers: Evaluations within the scope of an example

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