You can find a good description of how E+ uses WINDOW data here Basically a center of glass value is modified by an edge correction ratio from WINDOW Ned Lyon, P.E. (MA, WV) SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER
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I am used to the overall window U-factor being calculated from three areas of the window � frame U-factor,, edge U-factor and COG U-factor.
The area weighted average of these three factors calculates the overall window U-factor. EnergyPlus has inputs for frame U-factor and glass U-factor. How does the edge U-factor fit into the picture? Christopher Jones,
P.Eng. WSP Canada Inc. 2300 Yonge Street, Suite 2300 Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 F +1 416-487-9766 C +1 416-697-0056 From:
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Dear Edward Thank you for your suggestion. Hossein
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