Fenestration research grant
Fenestration systems have numerous impacts upon the performances of buildings, including view, illumination, thermal gains and losses, and energy performance. These impacts can be positive or negative. Excellent energy savings and occupant satisfaction and productivity, and poor energy performance can result from bad design. The definition of proper fenestration design is not an easy one, since there are so many variables involved and because of the growing variability of fenestration products available. The vendors of these products make performance claims aimed at a variety of performance goals, but the list of issues addressed is seldom complete and comprehensive. Better characterization of the instantaneous energy and other performances of fenestration products is an important first step in increasing the designer's ability to create viable, cost-effective, and energy efficient designs. Next would be improved methods for calculating long-term performances. Finally we need better design tools that will incorporate new knowledge about fenestration performances in ways that enable designers rather than disable them. This report covers work done from the beginning of work on this grant late in 1984 to its end on 30 March 1990. 22 refs., 5 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Florida Solar Energy Center, Cape Canaveral, FL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/CE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-84CE22122
- OSTI ID:
- 7078429
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CE/22122-T1; FSEC-CR-345-90; ON: DE90014937
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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