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Pedestrian Level Wind Study Guidelines and Terms of Reference

Published by City of Brampton under Development Application Guidelines

Open at brampton.ca ↗
Alias
Terms of Reference for Wind Study
Applies to
designer
Building types
tall buildings

Brampton's guidelines and terms of reference for a pedestrian level wind study — the visual model and written evaluation of wind conditions around a proposed tall building, prepared with RWDI for the city's urban design team. It names two study types, computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnel, and the triggers selecting between them: 25 to 50 metres in height, above 50 metres, two or more buildings over 25 metres, or three hectares beside parks and schools. Technical sections cover meteorological data, design criteria, massing scenarios and mitigation.

What it covers

  • Introduction
  • 1.1 Description
  • 1.2 Objectives
  • Requirments
  • 2.1 Who Can Conduct a Wind Study?
  • 2.2 Types of Pedestrian Level Wind Studies
  • 2.3 Triggers for a Wind Study
  • Application Process
  • 3.1 General Guidelines
  • 3.2 Pre-Application Consultation
  • 3.3 Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law Amendment (OPA/ZBA)
  • 3.4 Confirmation of Proper Implementation
  • 3.5 Site Plan Application (SPA)
  • Technical Requirments for Wind Studies
  • 4.1 Meteorological Data Collection
  • 4.2 Design Criteria
  • 4.3 Project and Proximity Model
  • 4.4 Context and Massing Scenarios
  • 4.5 Areas of Interest
  • 4.6 Report
  • 4.7 Peer Review
  • Appendix A: Methodology and Specifications of Wind Studies
  • Appendix B: Significant Design Changes and Wind Control Mitigation Strategies
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Publisher
City of Brampton
Category
Study requirements
Published under
Development Application Guidelines — the municipality's own heading
Signatories
qualified microclimate professional · professional engineer
Required for
Official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment and site plan applications meeting the wind study triggers
Publisher note
Prepared by City of Brampton, Urban Design – Planning & Development in collaboration with RWDI.
Tags
terms-of-referencewind-studytall-buildingsurban-design
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