Please join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Acoustics. This FREE event is hosted by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and is sponsored by the IOA and Pliteq UK Limited. The event will start with an informal lunch, followed by presentations, a hands-on workshop, and a tour of the BE-ST factory. Please note that online attendance will be limited to the 13:00-15:00 sessions.
- 12:30 Arrive for informal lunch
- 13:00 – 13:15 Welcome to our 50th anniversary event by Anne Budd, Scottish Branch Chair
- 13:15 – 13:45 Recollections of 50 years of the IoA in Scotland (and beyond) from guest speakers
- 13:45 – 14:15 Quantifying and Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Acoustic Design of Mass Timber Buildings (Tim Patzke, Acoustic Engineering Manager, Pliteq UK Limited)
- 14:15 – 15:00 Where construction is moving to, and what acoustic professionals can do to help it (BE-ST)
- 15:00 – 16:30 (in person only) Hands-on workshop – designing with sustainable materials
- 16:30 – 17:30 (in person only) BE-ST factory tour
For more information and to register see here.
