- Author
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Woycheese, J. P.
- Title
- Speech Intelligibility Measurements in an Office Building.
- Coporate
- Worcester Polytechnic Inst., MA
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Protection Engineering,
Vol. 17,
No. 4,
245-269,
November 2007
- Keywords
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office buildings
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communication networks
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test methods
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stairwells
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noise (sound)
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scenarios
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floors
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occupants
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NFPA 72
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warning systems
- Identifiers
- speech intelligibility; speech transmission index; emergency voice communication system (EVCS); adding speakers or changing speaker locations; building environment; providing sources of background noise and changing surface materials; STI-CIS analyzers; combination with a talkbox; fire alarm control panel (FACP); main entrance lobby; stairwell CIS measurements; dining room for the building's cafeteria; open floor plan; measurement variations at multiple locations; common intelligibility scale (CIS) [