Noise
Survey: Legacy Centre Office Building

AGI
staff managed an ambient noise survey at Legacy Centre in Seattle,
Washington. Across the street, a
demolition procedure was in the process and Legacy Partners Commercial, Inc.
(LPCI) asked AGI to collect and document existing background noise levels in
the office areas without contributions from the inside occupant activity and
outside demolition noise. Without any
criteria from the City of Seattle Noise Ordinance to regulate interior noise
levels in a commercial and industrial area, the AGI staff followed the industry
standard Noise Criterion (NC) curves as guidelines to evaluate the data that
was collected.
After collecting and analyzing the
data, AGI can conclude that the measurements data shows us that the noise level
in the interior ranges from NC35 to NC 50.
The exterior noise level ranges from 50 dBA to 70 nearly dBA when facing
the demolition area.