[Equest-users] wwr calculation

deepika khowal deepika.khowal at gmail.com
Wed Oct 19 13:51:15 PDT 2011


ok.
Thanks Pasha.
I know I think too much... prevention is better than cure :)

Deepika

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 1:03 PM, PKConsulting
<pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>wrote:

> It doesn't change for unconditioned or conditioned.  It is only a function
> of gross wall area (ft2) and window area (ft2).   Don't think too hard about
> this.  You are looking for a needle in the wrong haystack.   This one is
> straight forward with no tricks...
>
> WWR is for whole bldg not space by space.
>
> Pashalu
>
> On Oct 19, 2011, at 12:20 PM, deepika khowal <deepika.khowal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Pasha
>
> yes , i have been using LV-d report.
>
> Am confused how it work for an unconditioned space.
> Thanks
>
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM, PKConsulting <<pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>
> pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It should be the gross wall area for everything above ground.  Use the
>> lv-d report to find the numbers to calculate the overall WWR for your entire
>> bldg.   There is a summary page at the end of the lv-d report.  Look for the
>> line called-'all walls'.  You can use those numbers to calc WWR percentage.
>>
>> Pashalu
>>
>> On Oct 19, 2011, at 11:39 AM, deepika khowal < <deepika.khowal at gmail.com>
>> deepika.khowal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > I have a question about calculating WWR.
>> > for example, if the south wall area is 700sf and total window area is
>> 70sf then the WWR should be 10%.
>> > but if 50% of south wall is part of a garage and is unconditioned, then
>> in calculating WWR , should I include only the wall area for conditioned
>> space or it should include complete facade?
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Deepika
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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