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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Good morning, I'd like to know if anyone can share there best approach to modeling a curtain wall. On the S and W facades, our project has a 22ft tall and 90ft wide curtain wall (shadowbox, vision glass and operable window unit), has anyone used eQuest or other modeling software to model/create such a feature? Appreciate all inputs and feedback
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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November 15, 2018 - 2:58 pm
Curtain walls should be easy to model. The important part is to separate the operable units and make sure you are modeling the whole assembly U-value to include the effect of the framing materials. Any spandrel panel area is actually considered a wall and not fenestration so model those accordingly.