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#DOWNSIDE LIFE TOWER CREAKS BREAKS UPDATE#

This often leads to creating some new compelling #features that can leave other players in the dust and establish a clear supremacy. So, how does the #productmanager and the #designer differentiate a product so that they have some hope to sell a new idea. Yes, there will be minute differences, but probably 90-95% they will mimic each other fiercely. By and large, you won't be able to tell them apart from each other in terms of size, shape, capabilities, etc.

There is no way to fix this problem other than running the fan all the time.Building new products is not easy when they all look and function so much alike. This produces a “bang-bang” effect which is heard all through the living areas where the fans are placed. The louvres on these devices are generally cheap, light plastic and they have the habit of opening and closing at the whim of prevailing air currents which are more prevalent at higher levels. I suggest the investigators check it out.Īlso, where bathroom, laundry and kitchen steam/water vapour is taken outside by forced mechanical extraction there are louvres at the exit point preventing outside air from re-entering when the extraction fan is turned off. The one-way exit doors were very strong, heavy fire rated ones and when they closed they made a deep “boom” which echoed up the stair well to the top of the building. There were regular, random loud noises which we found were residents taking short cuts by exiting the building on the lower levels via the fire stairs and emergency exits at ground and car-parking levels.

I once had to live for a few months in the upper levels of a high rise apartment block in a large city. If you live in a Wayfarer apartment let us know what that is like. The Wayfarer apartment building is located on the corner of Eastern Valley Drive and Aikman Drive in Belconnen and opened in January this year.

#DOWNSIDE LIFE TOWER CREAKS BREAKS UPDATE#

Mr Smith said a further update will be provided to the Body Corporate after HW Technologies have completed their assessment and their report is in hand.

Controlled and monitored shut downs of major services – including mechanical, hydraulic, fire and lifts – with the aim of ruling out plant and equipment as a cause of the noise.

The engineer’s report after this investigation stated that “there did not appear to be any structural defects or cracking”.

An onsite investigation by a senior structural engineer to inspect elements of the structure including precast walls and balustrades, the lift core and roof slab.

Mr Smith said the Wayfarer Body Corporate has been updated about the progress of investigations over the past week, which have included: Over the past week, Geocon has conducted investigations which appear to have ruled out structural defects and plant and equipment being the source of the noise concerns. The Wayfarer is Canberra’s tallest residential building. “Expansion or contraction of even micro-millimetres in significant expanses of concrete can result in noises, and is not uncommon in large buildings.” “The times of day when the noises are more frequent coincides with the level of sun exposure, suggesting the noises may be related to thermal expansion and contraction,” Mr Smith said. He said this equipment can measure very minute movements of fractions of millimetres. Mr Smith said the specialists will come to Canberra to assess and measure localised acoustic emissions using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment including the VibroLaser and acoustic camera.

Geocon Manager of Construction, Damon Smith, said Geocon has engaged industry-leading acoustic and vibration specialists HW Technologies who will start work next Monday on assessing the source of the noise. There are indications that the noises are mainly emanating from apartments with a north-easterly aspect in the building which has 331 apartments and is Canberra’s tallest residential building. Two residents have submitted formal complaints about the loud noises which have occurred on a regular basis and apparently are similar to a tapping or hammering sound. Photo by Rodrigo Vargas.Ĭanberra developer Geocon has brought in technical specialists to investigate the source of noises at the 27-storey Wayfarer apartments in Belconnen which have been concerning some residents in the upper levels of the huge building. The Wayfarer apartment building in Belconnen.