New Condo Developments insist on excessively loud and loudly – Calgary

A small number of residents in Belvedere’s southeastern district said they were unhappy with the excessive noise being produced when the air treatment units at the nearby Condo Complex were turned on in early April. According to Kent Henry, who lives near the development, the system was running 24 hours a day.

“Many of us went out individually and talked to builders,” explained Henry. “We all got the same message. The engineers knew the sound, they saw the sound, they decided it was working in the design, and the city (in Calgary) gave it to them.

Henry explained how traffic passing through the intersection of 84 Street and Belvedere Avenue is different compared to the size of the unit.

“We got some street noise here. We’re totally fine with that. We accept that it’s a part of life,” Henry said. “If we’re going to build such new, highly owned buildings, if we think the city needs them, then they need to consider the communities they come in.”

Dimitra Gray agrees. She told Global News that noise has made it difficult to enjoy being outside from time to time.

“If I came outside to sit here or talk on the phone, I had to scream on the phone,” Gray said. “It just wasn’t stopped. It sounded like the plane was constantly landing.”

In a statement to Global News, the City of Calgary confirmed it was investigating the complaints and provided information on the noise bylaws.

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“The usual continuous sounds in residential developments are 65 DBA during the day and 50 DBA during the night,” the statement read in part. “Daytime is defined on weekdays from 7am to 10pm to 9am to 10pm on weekdays on weekends or holidays. Nighttime is defined from 10pm to 7am on weekdays, and weekends and holidays are defined from 10pm to 9am.”

Henry, who took his own noise measurements, said the findings showed more than 72 decibels after 9pm.

Laebon Rental Communities, which will soon run a condominium development called “Blu at Belvedere,” did not respond to a request for an interview from Global News. However, according to Gray, the air treatment unit was turned off on April 11th after media began contacting developers.

Henry and Gray say they hope that the city’s investigation will lead to ambient noise created by the units being handled.

“Hopefully they can come up with something that’s not too noise,” Gray said. “Maybe 15 minutes every hour…or even some kind of healthy barrier.”

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