... and acoustic comfort) in educational spaces, with the aim of understanding gender-based perception differences that may support improved comfort strategies and energy-efficient operation. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory field study was conducted at MNIT Jaipur, involving 734 participants (416...

...Megan Burfoot; Ali GhaffarianHoseini; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Nicola Naismith Purpose To maximise acoustic comfort in a classroom, the acoustic conditions of the space should be variable. So, the optimal acoustic state also changes when the classroom changes from a study environment...

... should be achievable in spaces to optimise the acoustic comfort in different aural situations. This paper proclaims a novel concept: Intelligent passive room acoustic technology (IPRAT), which achieves real-time room acoustic optimisation through the integration of passive variable acoustic technology...