Noise is a health issue: Acoustic design for ageing and dementia
This CPD examines acoustic design for ageing and dementia. Topics covered include activity based design, an overview of dementia, ageing and hearing loss, dementia and hearing loss, the fundamentals of room acoustics, research into the impacts of having hearing loss and dementia, standards and guidelines, and solutions. By the end of the presentation you should have a greater understanding of:
- How dementia design includes acoustic design
- Hearing loss and how it affects us
- How to model rooms that avoid common acoustic design faults
- Room acoustic standards for spaces used by people with dementia and how to achieve them
- The benefits of sound absorption to a room and to its users
This CPD can be delivered to you live and remotely.