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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Provided the perforated shade cannot be
removed (i.e., permanently mounted), and provided the sun always strikes it
before passing through to the window, I would use the shade’s transmissivity as
a multiplier to adjust the window’s SHGC downward.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>P.S.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
</span>I make no claim that this as an official interpretation of the code
method – it just seems logical to me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Larry O. Degelman,
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Professor Emeritus of Architecture     1-979-696-2506</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
BLDG-SIM@gard.com [mailto:BLDG-SIM@gard.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Chatfield, Gary<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 12,
2007 4:53 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BLDG-SIM@gard.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BLDG-SIM] Glazing
shading</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
am currently trying to input a building into Comcheck that has a perforated
metal panel in front of a number of areas of glazing. What I want to do is take
into account the shading of the panels.</span></font> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As the projection factor only takes
into account a horizontal overhang I can’t see a way of</span></font> <font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>accomplishing
this.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Has
anyone else had this situation and if so what was your solution?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks
in advance</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><a name=""><b><font size=3 color="#333333" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333;font-weight:bold'>Gary
Chatfield</span></font></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><i><font size=3 color="#999999" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#999999;font-style:italic'>LEED® AP</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><b><sup><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></sup></b><b><sup><font color="#333333"
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-family:"Arial Bold";color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>FLACK</span></font> </sup></b><b><sup><font color="#999999"
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-family:"Arial Bold";color:#999999;
font-weight:bold'>+</span></font> </sup></b><b><sup><font color="#333333"
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-family:"Arial Bold";color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>KURTZ</span></font></sup></b> <b><sub><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></sub></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2 color="#333333"
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>385
  Pilot Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2
color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#333333'>  702.897.8181</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> </span></b><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#333333"
 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333;
 font-weight:bold'>Main</span></font></b></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Suite D</span></font>
        <font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>702.352.9562</span></font><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>Direct</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color="#333333"
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>Las
  Vegas</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333'>, <st1:State w:st="on">NV</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#333333'>. 89119    702.914.6966</span></font><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><font size=2 color="#333333"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333;
font-weight:bold'>Fax</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.flackandkurtz.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.flackandkurtz.com</span></font></a>
<a href="mailto:gary.chatfield@lv.fk.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>gary.chatfield@lv.fk.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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