Subject: Sound masking systems in open offices From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lissek_Herv=E9?= <herve.lissek@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:03:40 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_2F4DFF4FFF48FC49AA8A4991069296C20C12FA60rex4intranetepf_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear list members, Do you know references relative to the acoustic qualification of sound mask= ing systems for open offices, and especially studies where the drawbacks of= the techniques are clearly highlighted? I haven't found anything that coul= d look like a survey or an objective assessment on this subject. Kind regards, Herv=E9 Lissek Dr. Herv=E9 Lissek Head of the Acoustic Group - Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics EPFL STI ITOP LEMA Station 11 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41 21 693 46 30 Fax: +41 21 693 26 73 P Please consider the environment before printing this email - Pensez svp = =E0 l'environnement avant d'imprimer ce message --_000_2F4DFF4FFF48FC49AA8A4991069296C20C12FA60rex4intranetepf_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1"= > <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Webdings; panose-1:5 3 1 2 1 5 9 6 7 3;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @xxxxxxxx Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DFR link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal>Dear list members,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:35.4pt'><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Do you know references relative to = the acoustic qualification of sound masking systems for open offices, and especially stu= dies where the drawbacks of the techniques are clearly highlighted? I haven̵= 7;t found anything that could look like a survey or an objective assessment on = this subject.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Herv=E9 Lissek<o:p></o:p></span></p= > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Dr. Herv=E9 Lissek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Head of the Acoustic Group - Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics<o:p></= o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>EPFL STI ITOP LEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Station 11<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CH-1015 Lausanne<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tel: +41 21 693 46 30<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: +41 21 693 26 73<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings; color:green'>P</span><span style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times","se= rif"; color:black'> </span><span style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times","se= rif"; color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this email - Pensez svp =E0 l'environnement avant d'imprimer ce message</span><o:p></o:p= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_2F4DFF4FFF48FC49AA8A4991069296C20C12FA60rex4intranetepf_--