How do I model Different window materials in Openstudio?
I am trying to simulate different window types for the same model (Ground floor only residential model, with ASHRAE 90.1, with ideal thermal load conditions in Warm-Humid climate).
The results for all materials are coming out to be the same. I have tried the following approaches till now:
To manually make a construction by adding material properties for the window using the following process: Construction tab > Materials > Simple Glazing materials > Added new material and modified the U-Factor, SHGC and Visible transmittance ( As per material properties listed in BCLs on NREL BCL library).
Used the "Replace Exterior Window Construction with a Different Construction from the Model" measure from the BCL library, and added manually made Window construction to run the simulation for Single clear glass Vs. Double, Glazed Low-E glass, where both materials showed the Net site energy as 117.99GJ. (Is it that there is very low effect of the windows on the energy consumption, therefore there is no change in energy demand)?
Download Window components from the BCL Library, and copying the folder after extraction the Measures folder on my PC, but when I try to load the component in my .osm file, the BCLs are not visible in the library. When trying to download the BCL directly to the .osm file, I keep getting the message to enter BCL auth key, and when I copy and paste the placeholder key, it shows as invalid. The BCL components downloaded from BCL Library do not have a "tests' folder with the pre-made .osm files, which is available in other BCLs that I have previously downloaded and used.
Please guide me if there is any other method or if I am doing any process wrong. Unable to attach any images here due to low points, but adding a google drive link with the photos with errors (https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...)
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.