Report BR 209 Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight - a guide to good practice
Publication Year
1998
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Advises on site layout planning to achieve good sunlighting and daylighting, within buildings and in the open spaces between them. It provides advice on the planning of the external environment. If these guidelines on site layout are followed, there is the potential to achieve good daylighting in new buildings, to retain it in existing buildings nearby, and to protect the daylighting of adjoining land for future development. Other sections give guidance on passive solar site layout, on the sunlighting of gardens and amenity areas, and briefly review issues like privacy, enclosure, microclimate, road layout and security. The appendices contain methods to quantify access to sunlight and daylight within a layout.
Document History
2009 reprint.
Author
Littlefair, P. J.
ISBN
9781860810411
Publisher Information
BRE
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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