A new look at glass properties relevant to the thermal comfort of building occupants

We are pleased to announce the release of Glass Properties for Thermal Comfort paper for Fenestration Canada Members.

SUMMARY

This paper proposes a way of simplifying and presenting available information on glass characteristics

computed using Berkeley Lab WINDOW software to facilitate practical decision-making about the

selection of insulating glass options to minimize occupant discomfort under winter and summer

conditions. It proposes the use of several relevant, comfort-related data fields generated by WINDOW

that are not commonly reported: winter and summer indoor glass surface temperature and Relative

Heat Gain.

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