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Is optimizing glazing for orientation a common practice?

  • 1.  Is optimizing glazing for orientation a common practice?

    Posted 04-08-2014 10:49 AM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Committee on the Environment and Technical Design for Building Performance Knowledge Community .
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    As simple and basic as this sounds, I find it hard when I see buildings designed with the exact same glazing type used on all four orientations with very little thought to glare, visual comfort and heat gain.

    I always assumed in my practice that if you select a glazing type, you optimize for the space, the occupants, and their use of the space. It may be required by code in the future that we optimize for visual comfort.

    Here are some insights towards optimizing glazing.
    https://prem-sundharam.squarespace.com/blog/2014/4/10/glazing-for-orientation

    What are the barriers to providing optimized glazing and fenestration?

    Cost, maintenance, inventory, constructability?
    I welcome your thoughts.


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    Premnath Sundharam AIA
    Senior Associate
    DLR Group, Inc.
    Phoenix AZ
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