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  bibo_abstract:
  - As automation is progressively more present in buildings, it is important to understand
    its impact on people’s experience of urban environments. This case study investigated
    how one automated shading system with motorized venetian blinds affects sound
    perception of the acoustic environment in the immediate outdoor surroundings of
    a university campus building in Detmold, Germany. Procedures of ISO 12913 series
    for soundscape research were followed to conduct acoustic measurements and derive
    psychoacoustic indicators. Additionally, soundwalks involving 41 participants
    and a laboratory study using immersive virtual reality (VR) with 34 participants
    were conducted to assess how individuals perceive the acoustic environment. The
    results show that the operation of automated blinds increases sound levels above
    reference thresholds at short distances, and has a consistent effect on the soundscape,
    shifting it from pleasant and calm to annoying and chaotic. These trends are notable
    in both on-site and laboratory data. Additionally, when participants evaluated
    the soundscape in direct visual connection with the operating façade shading system,
    they perceived the sounds to be less chaotic than when they were not seeing the
    façade. These findings highlight that automated buildings and façades are active
    sound sources capable of influencing environmental quality through acoustic and
    non-acoustic effects; therefore, their influence on the soundscape should be considered
    within performance assessments, smart/automation policy, and sustainability frameworks.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Alvaro
      foaf_name: Balderrama, Alvaro
      foaf_surname: Balderrama
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=74171
    orcid: 0000-0002-4118-2838
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Alessandra
      foaf_name: Luna-Navarro, Alessandra
      foaf_surname: Luna-Navarro
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Jian
      foaf_name: Kang, Jian
      foaf_surname: Kang
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Hussam
      foaf_name: Al Basha, Hussam
      foaf_surname: Al Basha
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Eric
      foaf_name: Verschuur, Eric
      foaf_surname: Verschuur
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Daniel
      foaf_name: Arztmann, Daniel
      foaf_surname: Arztmann
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=58805
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Ulrich
      foaf_name: Knaack, Ulrich
      foaf_surname: Knaack
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=27160
  bibo_doi: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2026.111498
  bibo_volume: 254
  dct_date: 2026^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0003-682X
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1872-910X
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Elsevier @
  dct_subject:
  - Urban
  - Soundscape
  - Acoustic
  - Perception
  - Comfort
  - Sustainability
  dct_title: Influence of automated façades on the soundscape outside of buildings@
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