Project Number:

3800

Wychmere Beach Report New Condominium

SERVICE:

Wind Impact Evaluation

DESCRIPTION:

The Stone Horse Yacht club, located in Harwich, MA was concerned of the impacts that a proposed condominium could have on wind in the harbor area. The sailboats entering and leaving the harbor area depend heavily on the wind and would have a very difficult time if there was a large reduction in the wind speed. Tech was asked to evaluate the past, existing, and future wind conditions as well as perform a modeling assessment of the potential changes in the wind environment if the condominium was built. Looking at historic data, Tech found that there had been more development in the past than in the present or in the future, even with the proposed condo building. Tech performed an analysis to evaluate the wind conditions for future and existing scenarios. Even with the extra building in the scene, the reduction in wind potential would be less than 5%. Tech concluded that the condominium would have minimal effects on wind speed changes during the sailing season.

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Key Points

  • Tech was asked to evaluate wind speed changes in a resort area where a three (3) story condominium was being proposed.
  • Using historical and present data, and the appropriate model, Tech was able to predict the changes in wind speed due to the proposed condominium and found it would have a minimal impact.