RFI - Attachment 7 - Response to Sustainable Building Design Code · MCU22/0094

                                                                                    COMPLIANCE
             PERFORMANCE OUTCOME                             ACCEPTABLE OUTCOME                                           RESPONSE
                                                                                     ü/û/NA
                                                                                                 and are limited to constructing building platforms, road and
                                                                                                 landscaping areas, and trenching for services and utilises.

Landscaping
PO5                                               No acceptable outcome provided.                Complies with PO5 and PO6
Development minimises hard surface areas                                                         Impervious areas have been minimised on site where
that reflect or store heat and maximises                                                         possible, acknowledging the size of the site and the
vegetation and soft landscaping.                                                                 associated requirements for Childcare Centre Uses in relation
PO6                                               No acceptable outcome provided.                to aspects such as GFA and car parking. Significant levels of
Vegetation is incorporated into the building                                                     vegetation have been integrated across the site, with
design to create shade and cooling around                                                        landscaping provided along a significant portion of the site’s
buildings.                                                                                       frontage, along the edges of the car park, and along the
                                                                                                 remaining boundaries of the site where possible. Landscaping
                                                                                       ü         has been further integrated into structures, incorporating
                                                                                                 planting into the site’s stormwater design, vines along the
                                                                                                 entry arbour and pedestrian bridge arbour, and garden beds
                                                                                                 along the building line.
                                                                                                 A variety of building materials have been incorporated as part
                                                                                                 of the building design, containing a combination of textures,
                                                                                                 colours, forms and finishes to reduce heat capture or highly
                                                                                                 reflective materials that may increase urban heat island
                                                                                                 affects or impede vision.

Design
Site characteristics                              No acceptable outcome provided.                Complies with PO7
PO7                                                                                              The proposed Childcare Centre development incorporates a
Development and building siting is responsive                                                    range of sustainable building design principles ensuring that
to Noosa Shire’s sub-tropical climate and the                                          ü         the development remains responsive to Noosa’s sub-tropical
site’s characteristics including topography,                                                     climate. Key architectural elements that enable the
orientation, existing vegetation and prevailing                                                  development to be climate responsive is the following:
winds.