[BLDG-SIM] Ecotect true north

JRR Energy.wwind at cox.net
Fri Oct 12 18:51:11 PDT 2007


John wrote;

Loading magnetic north won't help much in calculating daylighting 
effects, and this is a major claim for
the Ecotect package..........

Ramana Koti wrote:

>Dear all,
>
>Does anyone know if the default North point that Ecotect derives when the
>weather file is loaded is magnetic north or true north? I'm guessing it's
>true north and hence a model from CAD based on magnetic north needs to be
>adjusted accordingly in Ecotect?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ramana Koti, LEED AP
>Sustainable Building Analyst
>
>ELEMENTS division of BNIM architects
>106 W. 14th Street Suite 200
>Kansas City, Missouri 64105
>
>p 816.783.1635 f 816.783.1501
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>
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