A handful of residents in the southeast district of Belvedere said they were frustrated by the excessive noise made when the air handling unit for an nearby condos complex was activated in early April. According to Kent Henry, who lives near development, the system took place 24 hours a day.
Kent Henry is frustrated by excessive noise made by a nearby condos complex.
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“Many of us have come out individually and have spoken to the manufacturer,” said Henry. “We all received the same message. The engineers knew the sound, they looked at the sound, they determined that it operated in the design, and that the city (of Calgary) passed it. So there is nothing that they can or would do for us. ”
Henry explained how circulation crossing the neighboring intersection of 84 rue and Belvedere Avenue is pale compared to the strength of the unit.
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“We had street noise here, we agree with this perfectly. We accept that this is part of life,” said Henry. “If you are going to build new buildings with high occupation like this, which I think that the city needs them, they must consider the communities in which they enter.”
Dimitra Gray describes noise as plans that are constantly landing.
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Dimitra Gray agrees. She told Global News that noise sometimes made it difficult to be outside.
“If I went out to sit here or talk on the phone, I had to shout on the phone,” said Gray. “It was just constantly. It looked like planes that are constantly landing.”
The city of Calgary confirmed in a declaration to Global News that he was investigating complaints and provided information on the noise statutes.
“The normal continuous sound in residential development The sound levels are 65DBA during the day and 50DBA during night hours,” the statement said. “The day is defined as from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends or holidays. The night is defined as from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and holidays. ”
Henry, who has taken his own noise measures, said the results showed more than 72 decibels after 9 p.m.
A screenshot of Kent Henry’s phone showed how strong it was at 9:12 p.m.
Kent Henry
The Laebon rental communities, which exploit the development of condos which will soon be completed called “Blu at Belvedere”, did not respond to a request for an interview with Global News. But, according to Gray, the air handling unit was disabled on April 11 after the media began to contact the developer.
Henry and Gray say they hope that the city’s investigation will cause the ambient noise created by the unit addressed.
“I hope they can find something less noisy,” said Gray. “Maybe 15 minutes per hour … or even a healthy barrier.”
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