[Equest-users] Simulation error due to thickness

[Sami, Vikram]

For glass walls (I am assuming you are referring to a curtainwall assembly of some sort) the best practice (in order to get solar heat gain and daylight) is to model them as a window - a child component housed within a wall (parent component). The trick is you have to make your windows minutely smaller than the parent wall - otherwise you will get an error.

Vikram Sami
BEMP, LEED BD+C
Associate Partner



ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP
T 206.521.3509 E vikram.sami at zgf.com
925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2400
Seattle, WA 98104


From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of katia
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 3:01 AM
To: eQuest help
Subject: [Equest-users] Simulation error due to thickness

Dear equest-users,

While entering my real exterior walls layer by layer and simulating, I'm obtaining an error:

"Cannot simulate layers as given. Walls thickness is too thin or too light"

In fact, my exterior walls are glass walls with a thickness of 1.5 cm only!

How can I solve this problem?

Thank you

KL



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