Report BR 209 Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight: a guide to good practice. 2nd edition
Publication Year
2011
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Guidance is given on site layout for good sunlighting and daylighting and the protection of daylighting of adjoining land. A special section deals with passive solar site layout. Guidance is given on the sunlighting of gardens and amenity areas, privacy, microclimate, road layout and security. New material covers dense urban areas, trees and hedges.
Document History
Superseded by the third edition, 2022. The acetate sheet which comes with the hardcopy publication is not available with the PDF. As an alternative, the diagram on Page 40 can be printed on acetate sheet and used for the same purpose. Replaces BR 209 (1998) and 2009 reprint, which is withdrawn.
Author
Littlefair, P.
ISBN
9781848061781
Publisher Information
BRE
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