Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30-6:50 pm;
3 credit hours
D. Heerwagen (deanh@uw.edu)
•Descriptions of principles and practices for achieving good hearing in buildings
•Lecture topics will include
–Sound “fundamentals” & human hearing mechanisms
–Characterization of urban noise sources and their properties, in-building noise, and control strategies
–Room acoustics: shapes, sizes, surfaces for building spaces; planning and design strategies; identification of performance issues; performance assessment techniques; integration of technical issues with spatial design
•Student work involves participation in small-group, interdisciplinary problem-solving exercises
