[Greenbuilding] Site planning (driveway)
Lynelle Hamilton
lynelle at lahamilton.com
Sun Feb 27 19:39:13 CST 2011
I moved my garage far enough behind the house to be able to use the roof
for PV panels/passive solar heat. I do have a south sloping lot, though
and this made siting easier.
Lynelle Hamilton
On 27/02/2011 6:26 PM, Clarke Olsen wrote:
> Planing for snow removal means thinking out where the plow can push
> the snow. Parking really means understanding how cars can
> maneuver, allowing the space to actually be used.
> Clarke Olsen
> 373 route 203
> Spencertown, NY 12165
> USA
> 518-392-4640
> colsen at fairpoint.net <mailto:colsen at fairpoint.net>
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> On Feb 22, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Bill Allen wrote:
>
>> I am planning a new build of a main house and a garage/apartment,
>> both 30x40. The site is flat. I plan to face the long dimension of
>> both buildings south and have figured the garage should probably be
>> north east of the main house far enough away so as not to block
>> morning sun to the main house. Other than that, I need help
>> designing the vehicle approach, parking, snow removal, and just about
>> everything else with regard to the "best" route for the driveway and
>> other access. I have 2 questions:
>> 1) What discipline is this type of planning called?
>> 2) Can anyone direct me to resources covering this topic?
>> I have very few site limitations making the blank piece of paper look
>> very intimidating. I figure "greenbuilding" would include this
>> aspect of the project and that there must be some general guidelines
>> somehere.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Bill
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