<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hi John,<br><br>The following document has some thermal and visual properties related to glass blocks. It shows VLT of 75%. So in my opinion, it should be modelled as it would lead to additional solar gains. <br><br><em class="yschurl">www.<span class="highlight">glassblockusa.com</span>/pcpdfs/arch-loose-fire-rated.pdf<br><br></em>Hope this helps.<br><br>Jiten Prajapati<br>
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