Greetings,
We are working on Cool Walls and Heat Island Effect credit, are there any valid/approved references for concrete’s thermal emittance and solar reflectance values?
Thanks.
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emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
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January 25, 2024 - 1:18 pm
Hi Juan,
For the Heat Island Credit, there are standard values shared in the "LEEDuser's Viewpoint" landing page for concrete; these are not necessarily the same ones that should be assumed for vertical applications, though. I'm not entirely sure how those would be determined without testing. For me, that's what makes the Cool Walls option difficult - there just aren't a lot of products that have the contextual info available.
Juan Carlos Valenzuela
W502 arquitecturaJanuary 25, 2024 - 2:39 pm
Thanks! I'll check on the standard values shared in the LEED user's Viewpoint. Thanks again.