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H1 and orientation - Build 194 (2023)

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Abbreviation: H1 and orientation
Valid from: 1/02/2023

Information provider: BRANZ Limited,
Author: Bruce Sedcole
Information type: BUILD article,
Format: Website, PDF,

Description

An appendix to the new H1 requirements indicates the importance of orienting a building on site, including some prescriptive measures. Care must also be taken when using a compass to ensure true north is used in calculations – not magnetic north.

The latest versions of H1 Energy efficiency Acceptable Solutions H1/AS1 and H1/AS2 both contain a very similar Appendix D: Orientation. This helps designers and architects ensure the data that they are using in their design and building consent documentation is consistent with the methodologies used to achieve compliance.

Scope

This article includes:

Evaluating a site
What to note in Appendix D: Orientation
Building on a previously used site
Building on an undeveloped site
Take care with compasses

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H1 and orientation - Build 194 (2023)

Description

An appendix to the new H1 requirements indicates the importance of orienting a building on site, including some prescriptive measures. Care must also be taken when using a compass to ensure true north is used in calculations – not magnetic north.

The latest versions of H1 Energy efficiency Acceptable Solutions H1/AS1 and H1/AS2 both contain a very similar Appendix D: Orientation. This helps designers and architects ensure the data that they are using in their design and building consent documentation is consistent with the methodologies used to achieve compliance.

View on Information Provider website Download this resource (PDF, 485KB)

H1 and orientation - Build 194 (2023)

Description

An appendix to the new H1 requirements indicates the importance of orienting a building on site, including some prescriptive measures. Care must also be taken when using a compass to ensure true north is used in calculations – not magnetic north.

The latest versions of H1 Energy efficiency Acceptable Solutions H1/AS1 and H1/AS2 both contain a very similar Appendix D: Orientation. This helps designers and architects ensure the data that they are using in their design and building consent documentation is consistent with the methodologies used to achieve compliance.

View on Information Provider website Download this resource (PDF, 485KB)

This resource does not cite any other resources.

H1 and orientation - Build 194 (2023)

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