The era of hybrid work has created an acoustical conundrum for offices. Once bemoaned for the cacophony created by workers chattering and clicking away in their open floor plans, offices are now ...

Open offices make up 70% of our work environments, filling our workspaces with distractions including nearby meetings and watercooler chatter. While these open spaces are great for in-person ...

It almost seems like another age, but a common complaint of office workers was that the modern open-plan office was too noisy to get anything done. The constant hubbub of chatter, machinery, and ...

Oluremi (Remi) Ayoko receives funding from Australian Research Council. From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on ...