Volume 20 (2025), Edition 06

The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) provides the Sound Prediction App (SPA), a practical tool that is available free of charge for simplified sound prediction in workspaces. The software facilitates the estimation of...

Traffic noise is one of the most significant categories of noise exposure that can be associated with negative health effects. Due to increasing urbanization, more and more people are affected by traffic noise, whose quality of life is impaired as a...

Baffle absorbers (several sound absorber panels suspended vertically in the room, usually positioned in parallel rows under the ceiling) are used to optimize room acoustics. The sound absorption of a baffle absorber depends not only on the absorber...