Glazed Doors

Hi Graham,

Sorry for the slight delay, only seen this now. This is something I actually logged an enhancement request for - so that the workflow is made more akin to that you mention from Hevacomp. At the moment, the glazed area needs to be entered as a normal window.

Morning Shane

Thanks for getting back to me.  How does this effect the Part L calculations ?  If the door is entered as a window ?  Any idea how long it will be before this is updated ?

Cheers

Hi Graham,

Good question - this is one thing to watch out for. The key is that if the door is over 50% glazed then to enter it as a window. (This was also always the case in Hevacomp - it just did it in the background for you).

This aligns with the SBEM, please see below from the iSBEM manual:

"When doors have more than 50% glazing, then the light/solar gain characteristics must be included in the calculation. This is achieved by defining these doors as windows."

Hi Graham,

Good question - this is one thing to watch out for. The key is that if the door is over 50% glazed then to enter it as a window. (This was also always the case in Hevacomp - it just did it in the background for you).

This aligns with the SBEM, please see below from the iSBEM manual:

"When doors have more than 50% glazing, then the light/solar gain characteristics must be included in the calculation. This is achieved by defining these doors as windows."