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Tuning in on sound: Reducing noise in the workplace

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LEED certification—the adoption of the LEED codes by healthcare and educational institutions and the creation of green construction codes for all types of buildings has pushed acoustical performance to the forefront of desired building traits.

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In pursuit of acoustical equity

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Therefore, WELL and Fitwel take acoustics into consideration; however, it remains a poorly understood indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameter, and the lowest rated (referenced from ‘Green buildings and health,’ Global Environmental Health and Sustainability, vol. 2, 2015, by G. MacNaughton, J. Cendeno Laurent, S. Flanigan, E.

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