Noise Assessment Report · MCU18/0019

Aged Care Facility, Noosaville




                     Figure 8   First Floor Facades Requiring 6.38 mm Laminated Glass (shown in red),
                     13.76 mm Laminated Glass (shown in yellow)

                     4.3       Car Park and Light Vehicle Noise
                     The carpark is underneath the building and not exposed to nearby residences.
                     Given the generally low vehicle numbers / rates of movements that would be
                     expected in an aged care facility, and the main pick up / drop off point is on the
                     Goodchap Street frontage, noise from carparks is not expected to be a cause of
                     nuisance.

                     4.4       Service Vehicles and Area
                     The service vehicle area is cut into the Site, and as such is partially obscured from
                     view from surrounding residences. The landscaped area is higher than the
                     pavement level, which will be effective in reducing most noise from the area.
                     Due to low ambient noise levels, however, it is recommended that the following
                     protocols be adhered to:
                           •     Waste should not be disposed of outside between 6 pm and 7 am, and
                           •     Service vehicles should not attend the site before 7 am or after 6 pm.

                     4.5       Mechanical Plant
                     Mechanical plant specifications are not yet available. However, given the area has
                     relatively low background noise levels, particularly at night-time, it is envisaged
                     that the plant rooms will require significant noise attenuation to achieve the
                     regulatory noise levels under the EPAct 1994. It is likely that a minimum level of
                     treatment would require noise attenuating grilled air inlets, but it is possible that
                     the plant rooms will need to be enclosed at ground level with any air inlet / exhaust
                     requirements satisfied with attenuated ducting to above the roofline. This will need
                     to be comprehensively assessed during the detailed design stage of the project.


5 Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations

                     RoadPro Acoustic was engaged by Knowles Group to assess potential effects of
                     environmental noise onto and emitted by a proposed aged care facility proposed
                     for construction on Goodchap St, Noosaville.
                     Existing road traffic noise levels were measured and used to validate a 3-
                     dimensional road traffic noise model for the site. External road traffic noise levels
                     were calculated, and minimum glazing requirements to satisfy the internal noise
                     levels in AS 2107 were determined in accordance with AS 3671.



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