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14 Shading Passive solar shading is useful for conserving energy, animates buildings and public spaces, and creates additional design opportunities (e.g., a deep -set window shaded by the building frame or by the addition of sunscreens), and will be considered as designs for future buildings on the site are developed. Water Efficiency Water use reduction and irrigation efficiency measures limit or eliminate the use of potable water for landscape irrigation. Designs should reduce the volume and slow the flow of storm water runoff through the landscape with vegetated swales and sequences of check dams and catchments, cisterns and water collection points in parking lots. Rainwater collection is widely used in existing Orange County facilities and should be considered for toilet flushing and irrigation. Landscape Reduce site disturbance and /or restore damaged areas. Choose landscaping which reduces the heat island effect and that is native to North Carolina. Materials Where possible, use durable, recyclable materials made from recycled content that are locally produced. Energy Management Plan The design of future buildings and its systems shall provide energy efficiency of 20 percent above what is required by ASHRAE Standards. The use of sustainable forms of energy (such as solar, wind, geothermal and biofuels) shall be utilized where possible. Any proposed efforts to increase energy efficiency will include investigation of possible participation in the NC Green Power Program or similar programs. Projects shall be monitored over time to help evaluate achievement of goals related to energy efficiency, reduction of carbon footprints, and reduction of single automobile trips. BUILDINGS Building Flexibility Flexible building design that accommodates change is very important and is a proven way to respond to programmatic needs that evolve over time. Initial building phases should be designed as a first step in a larger collection of integrated buildings. To accomplish this, consider the following: 1) Simple Forms: Simple rectilinear forms are preferred because these forms are more easily adaptable to change than buildings with complicated forms. Individual forms should be designed to complement one another as well as their surroundings. 2) Planned Expansion (Additions and Renovations): As site permits, each future building should allow for growth. 3) Massing: Buildings shall be set back off all internal streets and driveways in a consistent manner to produce visual unity. Building Entry An Entrance is a primary building design feature and should be well defined and easily recognizable as a point of entry, regardless of the size of the building. Building entrances provide links between individual building design and site design and should be well defined. At ground level, building design should focus Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I MASTER PLAN Page 10