Window Glazing area Schedule that sums by orientation

[Anonymous]

For the purposes of determining the window glazing (fenestration) area for energy compliance calculations I wanted to create a Window Schedule that reports glazing area sums based on orientation.

Is there a parameter in the Window that already has a Orientation value or do I have to pick all the windows in wall face and give them an Elevation or User Defied parameter value of say North. And then add that parameter to the Schedule Criteria.

Any Help would be Appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Also how might you recommend getting the Glazing from any door openings with Glass into the Schedule?

Or do I need a Separate Schedule?

And in the Schedule of Door glass is this an Automated quantity that can be reported or does it have to be a User defined area?

Lastly how would you go about excluding area of glass from windows that are not within Conditioned space?
Should I have one Schedule for all windows which is within the plan set and then just create a window schedule for the enegry compliance calculation that is maybe only shown on the Energy Sheets?
I would like it all within one window schedule as not to confuse anyone.

Am I making sense?

[Anonymous]

I have been Choosing to Set the Same ID by Criteria in the Element ID Manager with the Library Part, Width and Height as Criteria.

What do you find as the best practice? Should each window have a Unique ID?

[David Maudlin]

Jay:

The EcoDesigner add-on does a lot of what you are asking for automatically. You can download it, run it in Demo mode, and see if it is worth the cost.

David

[Anonymous]

David wrote:
Jay:

The EcoDesigner add-on does a lot of what you are asking for automatically. You can download it, run it in Demo mode, and see if it is worth the cost.

David

Thanks David - I will look into it, but it may be a hard sell to a guy that makes his family's own Sourdough bread, Pasta & Tiramisu.

I am not Cheap (okay a little; call it Frugal), But I love to do things myself. Yes I will admit to being a Control Freak.