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Acoustic Simulation in School Architectural Design

The paper investigates the importance of acoustic simulations, particularly how the acoustic factors should be taken into consideration during the early phases of school design. Acoustic simulation processes through BIM use in the early phases of designing will save time and reduce cost. In school design, acoustic has a vital role in enhancing design outcomes, and in creating an education-encouraging environment. The objective of this paper is to employ acoustic simulations to investigate better solutions for existing school projects. An academic-course projects are used to explore the existing school projects' performance, in terms of the acoustic standards in different spaces: classrooms, halls, etc. A literature review is conducted to cover methods used to achieve acoustic standards in school design. The paper concludes to solid results in order to be applied in future school projects, which would lead economically to save unnecessary cost of insulation materials; functionally to maintain occupants' audio comfort; and environmentally to save natural resources.