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Glass U-factor in ASHRAE baseline

asked Apr 25

updated Apr 25

I'm working with a building with climate zone 3C and I'm using the measure "Create Baseline Building" that uses openstudio-standards.

According to ASHRAE 90.1, thermal properties of the window should be: image description

Otherwise, in the thermal properties that are considered in the simulation are: image description

Why are they different?

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answered Apr 25

updated Apr 25

@Adrià González-Esteve, looks like you're comparing:

  • E+ reported (centre-of-) Glass U-Factor vs ASHRAE Assembly U-Factor
  • E+ reported (centre-of-) Glass SHGC vs ASHRAE Assembly SHGC

Yet the E+ reported Assembly U-factor and Assembly SHGC numbers (in blue) seem to match?

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SHGC (25%) has remained pretty constant (at least for fixed fenestration) over several 90.1 editions for CZ < 4. They seem to match here.

Unsure which 90.1 version you're looking into (e.g. 2010?). The E+ reported Assembly U-Factor results seem to match 90.1 2016 requirements (and earlier?) for nonresidential, CZ 3C (once rounded):

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Maybe double-check that you're comparing the same 90.1 versions (e.g. 2010 vs 2010, 2016 vs 2016)?

Note that E+ is listing the subsurfaces as NFRC type "curtainwall" ...

Hope this helps, Adrià.


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@Denis Bourgeois the screen shot that I shared of 90.1 belongs to 2010's version and I'm using the 2010 parameter in Create Baseline Building measure.

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Good to know - thanks. So linked to this issue?

Denis Bourgeois's avatar Denis Bourgeois  ( Apr 28 )

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