Speech Privacy
Speech Privacy, or audibility, is not just a concept; it is a quantifiable feature of any room or open plan area.
It is assessed by measuring the noise level of the speech and comparing this with the level of background noise which effectively indicates how easily a conversation can be heard or, often more importantly, overheard.
The louder the background noise compared with speech the more the speech will be masked and hence the conversation will be more private. For example, compare a noisy pub where a conversation at the adjacent table would be unintelligible, if not completely inaudible, with the waiting room at a Doctor's Surgery, where even whispered conversation is clearly intelligible.
Data protection is important and ensuring conversations with clients, patients or students cannot be overheard is the first step to protecting their privacy.
Dragonfly Acoustics can design the internal spaces within a development to ensure a high standard of speech privacy (by ensuring a sufficient but not excessive level of background noise), or audibility (by the improvement of the sound insulation), whichever is required.
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Associated Documents:
- Dragonfly Datasheet - Office and Room Acoustics + Speech Privacy (478kb)
- Downloadable PDF Version of the information contained within the website on Office and Room Acoustic + Speech Privacy.