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CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance

ASHRAE/eQuest question - external blinds and SHGC requirement

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Agnes Vorbrodt
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Hello, In a CS office building we specified SHGC=0.35 (for zone 5 ASHRAE requires

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Marcus Sheffer
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Fri, 08/26/2011 - 19:14

You should model both the installed SHGC of the glass and the automatic blinds. When in doubt always model what has been designed and built! Neither is hard to model so include both, run the model and you will find the answer to your last question.

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