Development and challenges of the American National Standards Institute standard for classroom acoustics

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-177

  Sutherland, Louis C ^a   Lubman, David ^a  

^a David Lubman and Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Design criteria; Development; Performance criteria; Working group

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AIR CONDITIONING; HEARING; LEARNING; NOISE; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCHOOL; STANDARD; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542625897     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-828667     Document Type: Review

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