How does "not missing a word" sound?

Shape educational spaces for speech clarity and comfort.

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From schools to universities and early learning centres, powerful education acoustics shape spaces where distractions fade, focus sharpens, and learning and well-being rise hand in hand.

A modern classroom with students seated at white desks beneath suspended white acoustic ceiling rafts and exposed ductwork

Spark success.

Optimised education acoustics improve speech comprehension and word recognition, helping students build reading skills, strengthen memory, and excel academically.

A colourful primary school hallway with children playing and moving between lockers, featuring a continuous yellow acoustic ceiling that matches the vibrant flooring and walls

Teach in comfort.

Acoustic comfort protects teachers’ voices and focus, allowing them to lead lessons with energy, maintain well-being, and enjoy a healthier work environment.

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The value of optimised education acoustics

86,4%

of children said they could hear their teacher more clearly in an acoustically-treated room*

80%

the reduction in stress-related symptoms after an acoustic intervention in a pre-school**

0,63

the speech transmission index of teachers in a treated classroom, allowing for normal vocal efforts***

Case studies in education acoustics

COPaG High School, Prague, Czech Republic

Ing. Jiří Tencar, Ph.D., ECOTEN s.r.o., 2025

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* Peng, Jianxin, Siu-Kit Lau, and Yiming Zhao. 2020. “Comparative Study of Acoustical Indices and Speech Perception of Students in Two Primary School Classrooms with an Acoustical Treatment.” Applied Acoustics 164 (July): 107297–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107297.

** Persson Waye, Kerstin, and Jonas Karlberg. 2021. “Sound Quality Characteristics of Importance for Preschool Children’s Perception and Wellbeing after an Acoustic Intervention.” Frontiers in Built Environment 7 (June). https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.688836.

*** Konca Saher, Mızrap Bulunuz, Jonida Kelmendi, and Sezin Nas. 2023. “Assessment of Speech Intelligibility during Different Teaching Activities in Classrooms with and without Acoustic Treatment.” Applied Acoustics 207 (May): 109346–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109346.