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FB 9 Summertime solar performance windows with shading devices
Publication Year
2005
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides data that can be used to quantify the ability of windows and shading devices to control summertime overheating. Describes the different terms that are used to quantify solar control. Explains the different approaches that can be used and gives generic data for the most common system types. Gives more detailed data for a range of systems. Explains how the data can be used to compare different device types and as input to simple calculation methods.
Document History
Published by the BRE for the BRE Trust formerly the Foundation for the Built Environment.
Author
Littlefair, P.
ISBN
9781860817397
Publisher Information
BRE
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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