[Equest-users] Glass absorbtance and dark tint

[Carol Gardner]

Joe,

If I were you I would use Win5 to create my windows. There is a multitude of
glass types and colors to choose from in it.

Regards,

Carol

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Fleming, Joe <joe.fleming at tlc-eng.com>wrote:

>  Does eQuest take into account the glazing color similarly to the way it
> treats roof and wall color?
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> *"Roof Exterior Color* is used by eQUEST to set the exterior surface
> absorbtivity which influences the rate of heat loss/gain as a function of
> solar incidence."
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> A building uses glass that is tinted black and lets very little solar
> radiation directly into the space, but absorbs most of this radiation and
> transmits into the space via conduction.  The western glass is around 140
> degrees in the afternoon.
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> Or does SHGC inherently take this absorb and transmit into account?
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> Thanks
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> *Joe Fleming*
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Carol Gardner PE
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