Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

Performance Outcome                  Acceptable Outcome                 Response

   a) orientates buildings           demonstrating the means by         The development has a
      and windows to make            which the design meets PO8.        building design that:
      the most of prevailing
                                     AO8.2                              a) is orientated east – west to
      winds, natural
                                     Development demonstrates a            ensure that the summer
      ventilation and cross
                                     measured equivalent to a              and winter winds and sun
      breezes;
                                     5-star Green Star rating.             are enjoyed from the
   b) maximises shade to                                                   private outdoor living
      east and west walls;           Editor’s note – The publications      areas. A terrace is
                                     QDesign and QCompanion,               included in the upper
   c) contains an open and           prepared by the State of              levels which overlooks the
      permeable built form           Queensland, provide climate           Noosa River to maximise
      that connects indoor           responsive design principles for      natural ventilation and
      and outdoor spaces in          development in south east             enjoyment;
      an integrated design;          Queensland. Council encourages
                                     building and landscape designers   b) provides vegetated plants
   d) retains existing
                                     to incorporate best practice          and roofing between
      vegetation and natural
                                     outcomes described in these           townhouses on the east
      shading where
                                     publications to help development      and west walls to
      possible;
                                     comply with PO8.                      maximise shade;
   e) incorporates passive
                                                                        c) provides an open floor plan
      building design to
                                                                           living, dining, cooking and
      reduce the need for
                                                                           outdoor terrace to the rear
      auxiliary heating and
                                                                           of the townhouses to
      cooling;
                                                                           increase permeability of
   f)   uses low toxic internal                                            built form;
        and external building
                                                                        d) retains existing street trees
        materials;
                                                                           and improves landscaping
   g) uses natural light                                                   onsite to improve shading;
      rather than artificial
                                                                        e) uses a light colour palette,
      light, and may include
                                                                           light materials and open
      skylights, atriums and
                                                                           and continuous floor plan
      light wells;
                                                                           to reduce the need for
   h) contains a minimum of                                                auxiliary heating and
      two openings per                                                     cooling;
      habitable room;
                                                                        f)   uses low toxic internal and
   i)   provides a minimum                                                   external building materials;
        floor to ceiling height of
                                                                        g) incorporates a vegetated
        2.7 metres; and
                                                                           courtyard and sky lighting;



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