2A.

WindowtoWallRatio
Calculatethewindowtowallratioforeachelevationandtheentirebuilding.Thewindowtowallratioofa
buildingisthepercentageofitsfacadetakenupbylighttransmittingglazingsurfaces,includingwindowsand
translucentsurfacessuchasglassbricks.Itdoesnotincludeglasssurfacesusedornamentallyorasopaque
cladding,whichdonotprovidetransparencytotheinterior.Onlyfacadesurfacesarecountedintheratio,and
notroofsurfaces.
Hereistheprocedureforclassifyingfacades
thatdonotfaceacardinaldirection.In
general,anyorientationwithin45ooftrue
north,east,south,orwestshouldbe
assignedtothatorientation.Ifthe
orientationisexactlyat45oofacardinal
orientation,usethediagramatrightto
classifythedirectionofthefaade.For
example,aneastfacingsurfacecannotface
exactlynortheast,butitcanfaceexactly
southeast.Ifthesurfacewerefacingexactly
northeast,itwouldbeconsiderednorth
facing.
Asthewindowtowallcalculationisaratio,
youmayenterareainsquarefeetormeters.
North
Step1:Totalareaoflighttransmittingglazingsurfacesonnorthfacade:_________________
Step2:Totalareaofnorthfaade:_________________
Windowtowallratioofnorthfaade= _numberfromstep1_=_________________

numberfromstep2
East
Step1:Totalareaoflighttransmittingglazingsurfacesoneastfacade:_________________
Step2:Totalareaofeastfaade:_________________
Windowtowallratioofeastfaade= _numberfromstep1_=_________________

numberfromstep2
South
Step1:Totalareaoflighttransmittingglazingsurfacesonsouthfacade:_________________
Step2:Totalareaofsouthfaade:_________________
Windowtowallratioofsouthfaade= _numberfromstep1_=_________________

numberfromstep2
West
Step1:Totalareaoflighttransmittingglazingsurfacesonwestfacade:_________________
Step2:Totalareaofwestfaade:_________________
Windowtowallratioofwestfaade= _numberfromstep1_=_________________

numberfromstep2
TotalBuildingWindowtoWallRatio
Step1:Lighttransmittingglazingtotal=steponenorth+steponeeast+steponesouth+steponewest=
__________________
Step2:Faadeareatotal=steptwonorth+steptwoeast+steptwosouth+steptwowest=______________
Totalwindowtowallratio=_numberfromstep1_=_________________

numberfromstep2

2B.WindowOpeningsandWindowShading

Inthespacebelow,describethedesignapproachatwindowopeningstoregulatingincominglightandheatfromthe
sun.Brieflydescribethetypeofwindowandglassusedontheeast,south,west,andnorthelevationsandthe
performancenumberstargetedforUfactor,solarheatgaincoefficient(SHGC),andvisibletransmittance.

Typeofwindowandglass:

Eastfacing
Ufactor:____________________;SHGC:______________________;VisibleTransmittance:___________________

Southfacing
Ufactor:____________________;SHGC:______________________;VisibleTransmittance:___________________

Westfacing
Ufactor:____________________;SHGC:______________________;VisibleTransmittance:___________________

Northfacing
Ufactor:____________________;SHGC:______________________;VisibleTransmittance:___________________

Ifyouincludedaprojectingshadingdevice(s)orawindowreveal,includeadiagramofarepresentativeresidential
windowonthesouthandthewestelevationsshowingshadowscastatthedatesandtimesshownbelow.Thesestudies
shouldbeforsolartimeratherthanclocktime.(Insolartime12noonrepresentsthemomentwhenthesunisdue
southandatthehighestpointintheskyitwillreachthatday.)Imposea10gridonthewindowtomakeitpossiblefor
jurorstoseethepercentshadingachievedateachtime.

Whilethereareanumberofsoftwaretoolsthatcanbeusedtoaccuratelycastshadows,itisstraightforwardtodothis
analysisinSketchUp,afreesoftwaretool.

SouthElevation:
December21:
9am,12noon,3pm
March/September21: 8am,10am,12noon,2pm,4pm
June21:
9am,12noon,3pm

WestElevation:
December21:
3pm
March/September21: 2pm,4pm
June21:
3pm,5pm