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3. What is the solar factor
The solar factor of a glazing unit is the ratio of the total energy entering a room to the incident solar energy.
The total energy is the sum of the energy transmitted directly and the energy re-emitted towards the interior following the heating of the inner wall by energy absorption (figure 4 ).
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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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