DAYLIGHTING

9-3
Glass and efficiency
TYPE
Clear sheet
Ribbed
Rough or hammered
For the average office win-
dow with clear water-white
glass, a single transom, and
few mullions, 80 per cent is a
representative efficienc}
7
. A
factor of 60 per cent should
be used for the average fac-
tory window with many small
panes.
Maintenancefactors. Main-
tenance factors will vary over
a wide range depending on the
local atmosphere, the cleaning
schedule, the glass surface and
the window slope. Values for
factory windows cleaned twice
each year are given in Fig. 9-2.
Three types of window glass are in common use:
CLEAN TRANSMITTALCE
82-90% (depending on color)
67-84% (depending on color and pattern)
50-8S% (depending on color and pattern)
O 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
ANGLE FROM VERTICAL IN DEGREES
FIG. 9-2. The effect of slope on the dirt col-
lection rate of a typical factory window is re-
vealed by this plot of the maintenance factor
(glass transmittance six months after cleaning)
as a function of slope.
2
Window Design Evaluation and Comparison
Tables 9-1, 9-2, and
9-3*
and Figs. 9-3 to 9-6, inclusive, which were
developed from test data on factory-type windows, facilitate comparisons
between different designs.
2
The values given are based on a sky brightness
of approximately 980 footlamberts and a series of windows 100 feet long.
The possible contribution of interreflections is not included.
SKY BRIGHTNESS:
9B0 FOOTLAMBERTS
CLEAN WINDOW

IV TRANSM ITTANCE :0.64|

MAINTENANCE
FACTOR : 0.5
.
40
5 10 15 20 25
DISTANCE FROM WINDOW
IN FEET
FIG. 9-3. Effect of window
height on daylight illumina-
tion on a horizontal plane at
sill height in a building with
a 100-foot-long series of win-
dows in one wall (neglecting
interreflections).
2
5 10
p
SKY BRIGHTNESS
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. 980 FOOTLAMBERTS
CLEAN WINDOW TRANSMITTANCE : 0.64
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V MAINTENANCE FACTOR
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10 15 20 25 20 15 10 5
DISTANCE FROM WALLS IN FEET
FIG. 9-4. Daylight illumination at various
points on a horizontal plane at sill height in a
50-foot-wide rectangular building with a 100-
foot-long series of windows (8 feet
6f
inches
high) in each of two opposing walls (neglecting
interreflections)
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