Look up to Create Better Learning Environments
Sponsored by Armstrong World Industries | By Kathy Price-Robinson
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In this course, we consider the impacts that excess noise can have on learning environments and on those who occupy these noisy spaces, and how to design ceilings and walls to help create quieter spaces that are more conducive to thinking, learning, and discussion.
We also discuss how to achieve better air quality and sustainability in schools with ceiling specification, which helps earn LEED certification, as well as gracefully and stylishly integrating lighting, HVAC, and electronics into the ceiling design. Equally important is creating inspirational spaces that will engage not just the students, teachers, and administrators, but also the public and benefactors.
Armstrong World Industries is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial ceiling and wall systems. At home, at work, in health-care facilities, classrooms, stores, and restaurants, Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions offer interior options that help
create healthy, sustainable spaces that protect people and cultivate well-being and comfort so they can be at their best.
Armstrong is committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that empower its customers to create beautiful, high-performance residential and commercial buildings. Armstrong continues to grow and prosper for the benefit of all its stakeholders.
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Originally published in Engineered Systems
Originally published in November 2019
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Discuss the design challenges faced in various education spaces and how to apply acoustical control to enhance learning environments for students and teachers, especially as it relates to earning LEED certification.
- Review how sustainability benefits of ceilings and walls contribute to high performance schools and LEED certification.
- Define how ceiling and wall solutions contribute to LEED IAQ credits.
- Describe how integrated ceiling solutions and common conditions can increase an educational facility’s performance for the benefit of students and teachers.
- Define how inspiring ceiling designs can transform spaces in educational environments.
