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    YES  SEE  Passive Solar Handbook Extended Professional Edition, 
    Mazria,   1979.  try  Amazon.com<br>
    <br>
    IT"S the header space at the top of the window, the width of the
    soffit,  that turns off the summer heat................<br>
    <br>
    bye.......<br>
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    On 2/24/2012 12:10 PM, Alex Krickx wrote:
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi
            Esmireta,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I’m
            not sure about what LEED requires, but I would be aware that
            in addition to Window-Wall Ratio, you should also consider
            Glass-Frame ratio. Depending on the software and method that
            you model windows, two 3’x5’ windows with a 1” frame are NOT
            the same as one 6’x5’ window (the 6’x5’ would have two
            vertical components, whereas the two 3’x5’ would have four
            vertical components). I’m not sure a LEED reviewer would
            notice the difference, but I think best practice is to
            include the correct frame area in your model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kind
            regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Alex
            Krickx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#262F13">Alex
            Krickx, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray">Building
            Energy Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Serious
            Energy, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">1250
            Elko Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(t)
            408.541.8124<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:akrickx@seriousenergy.com">akrickx@seriousenergy.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
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              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>
              [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org">mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On
                Behalf Of </b>Esmireta<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:45 PM<br>
              <b>To:</b> BLDGSIM<br>
              <b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Do I need to use the actual
              window shape?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">When
              doing the LEED project, do I need to use the actual window
              shape, or just keep the window-wall ratio in each
              direction?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I
                don't think the window shape will influence the energy
                cost if the window-wall ratio is the same. But I don't
                know if the LEED reviewer care about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks
                  a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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