[Equest-users] Fixed Window Louvers

[B. Fountain]

Note that overhangs only impact the window they are associated with
(regardless of how long you make them).  A series of building shades might
be better as they would affect all windows along a facade depending on
your building geometry.

> A little labor intensive, but I've created fixed louvers by making a
> single band of the louver as an overhang, copying it, and then just
> editing the coordinates of the copy to move it down by several inches.
> Rinse, lather, repeat.
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> Nathan Miller
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> Senior Energy Engineer/Mechanical Engineer
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> From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Bishop,
> Bill
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:46 AM
> To: Seth P. Spangler; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Fixed Window Louvers
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> Seth,
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> You can use overhangs, accessible from the Fins - Overhang tab in the
> window properties. You can only create one overhang per window. You can
> also create as many building shades as you want (or have the patience
> for). If you want to model multiple shades over a window, I find it easier
> to create an overhang first, then add building shades (as in the screen
> shot below). With building shades, you can adjust the solar transmittance,
> allowing a portion of light to pass through.
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> Regards,
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> Bill
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> William Bishop, EIT, BEMP, LEEDR AP | Pathfinder Engineers & Architects
> LLP
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> Mechanical Engineer
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> From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Seth P.
> Spangler
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:43 AM
> To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> Subject: [Equest-users] Fixed Window Louvers
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> Hello All,
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> I am working on a project where the architect has provided exterior fixed
> louvered shades over the exterior south facing windows. The louvers were
> optimized to reduce the summer solar heat gain while allowing the maximum
> amount of winter solar heat gain.
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> I would appreciate it if anyone had any suggestions on how to model this.
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> Thanks
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> Seth Spangler, LEEDR AP
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> RMF Engineering, Inc
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> sspangle at rmf.com
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