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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>What you describe sounds like an
impossibility for all software, and is certainly I think impossible for
Ecotect. Perhaps I am misunderstanding the question? You seem to be asking
whether Ecotect (or other software products) can measure the physical
properties of a building facade? Building physical properties are input
parameters to simulation programs and to Ecotect. One needs a field instrument
to do this, not a piece of software..?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Priya
Premchandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 12 December 2009 2:33 p.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Calculating solar reflectance using Ecotect<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Has anyone used Ecotect to analyze solar
absorption/reflectance for a surface , for example a building façade? Using
Ecotect, it is possible to calculate the incident solar radiation values but I
am more interested to find if the software could be used to determine the
solar reflectance/absorption values to help compare various design options. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Any thoughts or suggestions on this issue
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Priya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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