[Bldg-sim] Is there a quick model for double skins facades?

[Sami, Vikram]

We are doing a project in a pretty cold climate. The project design has a really big glass façade facing south. One of the ideas to reduce conductive heat loss is to create a double skin façade on the south side.

Now I realize that this is going to take a fair amount of analysis work to design it properly. What I was wondering is if there is a quick analysis tool/methodology to tell if this is even feasible to go into more detailed analysis.

Any help would be much appreciated

Vikram Sami, LEED AP
Sustainable Design Analyst
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