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How do I include Shading devices in my model?

There are a couple of ways that you can include shading in your model:

  1. Model them physically as shading objects in the model (Local Shade, Adjacent Building or Topographical Shade) then run SunCast solar shading calculations prior to any thermal simulations.
  2. Include them as Shading devices in the Glazed Construction in Apache Constructions Database (ApCDB).

Please see the ApCDB user guide for more details: https://help.iesve.com/ve2021/shading_devices.htm

Also, this is a good up-skill video that covering the same topic:

https://learn-on-demand.iesve.com/p/shading-devices-in-a-dynamic-thermal-simulation

 

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