Developing a tool for acoustical performance evaluation throughout the design

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Özgenel, Çağlar Fırat

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Performance of the buildings has always been a concern for the architects. With the enhancements in the technology, it is possible to measure, analyze and evaluate the performance of an architectural design before it is built via simulation tools developed. With the evaluation of the analysis performance of the concerned space can be upgraded if simulation tools are employed throughout the design process. However, even though the simulation tools are developed for the acoustical simulation and performance analysis, it is not always simple to integrate the simulation tools to whole design process because of both specific knowledge required for the usage of the tools and the nature of the acoustical simulation tools. Within the scope of the thesis, a simulation tool, which does not require advanced knowledge on acoustics and which provides rapid feedbacks about the performance of the design for the enhancement of the performance is developed using method of image sources.

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Architectural acoustics., Acoustical engineering .

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614066/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/21290

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Ç. F. Özgenel, “Developing a tool for acoustical performance evaluation throughout the design,” M.Arch. - Master of Architecture, Middle East Technical University, 2012.