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5. Combination of solar factor and heat transfer coefficient
5.1 Heat loss and solar gain
The use of insulating glass alone does not provide solar control to reconcile summer and winter thermal requirements.
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Bibliography
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The glass portal http://www.verreonline.fr/
Regulations
FFPV professional rules
Council of State decrees – RT 2012 and certificates of compliance with thermal regulations for new buildings:
Decree no. 2010-1269 of October 26, 2010 on the thermal characteristics and energy performance of buildings
Decree no. 2011-544 of May 18, 2011 on certificates of compliance with thermal...
Standards and norms
- Glass in construction – Determining the luminous and solar characteristics of glazing - NF EN 410 - 04-11
- Glass in construction – Determining the thermal transmittance U – Calculation method - NF EN 673 - 04-11
- Appendix A – Solar shading devices combined with glazing – Calculating solar and light transmittance – Simplified method - NF EN 13363-1 - 05-04
- Appendix B – Solar shading devices combined...
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