The Classroom Acoustics Coalition provides important background on the nature and scope of the problems caused by bad acoustics in classrooms, and offers practical planning strategies and methods to avoid or correct bad acoustics in existing or planned educational facilities.
Our booklet Classroom Acoustics is now online. It is an excellent resource for "creating learning environments with desirable listening conditions."
Read the Acoustical Society of America's statement in support of the new ANSI S12.60 standard for classroom acoustics.
The Classroom Acoustic Coalition brings together people engaged in planning, development or use of educational facilities, including:
Educators | Speech Pathologists |
Administrators | Acousticians |
Architects | Government Officials |
Audiologists | Concerned Parents |
Poor classroom acoustics (high noise level or reverberation):
Noisy classrooms can be avoided by design and corrected in a cost effective manner.