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wasn’t any edge effect taking place in the actual building windows,
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<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:
bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jon Matthews<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 16, 2010
9:04 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Bldg-sim] Frameless
Windows</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt">I'm simulating a retail building for LEED submission and I would like
to ask if it is correct that since these has no frames, assembly U value and
SHGC will be equal to the center of glass u-values. Is this correct?</span></font></p>
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