Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 2 – Surrey 2050

DP1.1 COMMON GUIDELINES

Architectural Character, Treatment and Materials (cont.) Within a development the following elements shall be considered in the Building Form:

152. ALL TYPES: Incorporate energy efficient building design features such as:

a) Adjusting Compact Massing and Form — minimize loss of heating energy by reducing the number of corners and joints use in a building by incorporating simple, solid shapes (e.g. rectangles or cubes) (illustr.)

b) Exterior Shading — minimize unwanted solar gains during the summer (e.g. by using horizontal shading devices on the south and east facades) and optimize solar heat gain in the winter (e.g. by using vertical shading devices on west facades) (illustr.)

BUILDING FORM

c) Window Frame Detailing — mitigate heat loss by reducing the use of excessive or unnecessary design features (e.g. design buildings with fewer, larger windows that

reduce excessive use of window junctions) ( illustr.)

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