Trees, Shadows  and Light

See also specific sites for: Trees & Buildings, Planning & Development.

Articles

• Solar Time & Local Time (tree shadows)
• Tree Shadows: Part 1 (Calculating shadow lengths)
• Tree Shadows: Part 2 (Shadow size and direction)
• Tree Shadows: Part 3 (Shadow Movement)
• Lightening Strikes & Trees
• Tree Shadow position    (PDF file)  by Chris Skellern

Standards

• BS8206: 1992 - Lighting for Buildings Part 2

Publications

• Tree Preservation Orders - A guide to the law and good practice. Planning Section 5.11 (ii). Download a copy for free!
• Trees and Development. Book.
• Site Layout Planning for daylight and sunlight. A Guide to good practice.  BRE Publication.
• BS5837:1991 - Trees in Relation to Construction. Booklet. Order direct from The British Standards Institution. Section 6.3.3.
• Shaded by trees. 1999. APN 5.
• Trees in Dispute.  Short chapter regarding right to light. APN3 - AAIS.

Software

• Arbor-Shadow  tree shadow plotting software
• Tree Shadow Locator. By Tree Tech Consulting. USA site. Download shareware software online.

Web Sites

• The Building Research Establishment
• The British Standards Institution
• Institute for Structural Engineers

Events & Courses

• Overshadowing and effect on light to houses and gardens, the impact of vegetation, assessment tools and energy conservation. Workshop, NATO, ISA. Venue: Chester, UK. Contact: Trevor Roberts Associates on 01204 385678  Fax: 01204 386376 Email: tra@globalnet.co.uk

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Burnett Solar Bearing Diagram.  Prof RG Hopkinson. Architects Journal 12th Jan 1966

AIE Links

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