More on climate etc

An understanding of rainfall cycles was also crucial not only understanding how often the rain falls, but at what intensity, for how long and how Moonlight could efficiently use this resource, then there is the management of evapo-transpiration through irrigation and wind management, storage of treated water through the year, one year in ten rain effects to consider, attitude and appreciation. Then understanding and working with the hydrologist how the captured resource would be post treatment be discharged back into the environment with zero impact.

For Glenn & Wendy this matrix of information combined with solar data to evaluate and determine the management of solar gain and loss on the various potential building sites within the farm was evaluated against the buildings overall footprint determined by the design brief. The climatic extremes had to be considered when evaluating where to site the buildings to maximise the comfort of the people who would eventually stay here.