[Equest-users] wall composition and U value

[Sami, Vikram]

You need to separate out the windows - only model opaque elements as walls. Model the windows as windows.

Otherwise - it should be fine to model the wall as a homogenous average of the multiple layers - you should be able to do a weighted average calc.

Do you have insulation? Does it run continuous over everything?


Vikram Sami, LEED AP BD+C
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Subject: [Equest-users] wall composition and U value

Dear all,

I am trying to find the U value of a wall which is composed of concrete beams and colums (20%) masonry (60%) and glazing (20%).

I know the U values of the components and I would like to calculate the average U value for this wall since it is a single entity in eQuest.

Do I need to include the area of the glazing when calculating the total U value?
0.2 x Ucnct + 0.6 x Umsry + 0.2 x Uglzg

OR, do I have to extrapolate the concrete and the masonry parts as if covering the glazing part?
0.25 x Ucnct + 0.75 x Umsry

As you know we also define the glazing U value later seperately.

Thanks

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