tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post7441931508963875653..comments2023-09-16T01:34:23.990-07:00Comments on Green Cross: Daylighting from East and West Facing WindowsGabe Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098627333936861268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-73787777561701639512019-06-04T17:25:57.230-07:002019-06-04T17:25:57.230-07:00Thanks 4 the windowsThanks 4 the windowsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372214099362591792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-8042270637288260222017-03-16T07:03:35.032-07:002017-03-16T07:03:35.032-07:00A very good and informative article indeed. It hel...A very good and informative article indeed. It helps me a lot to enhance my knowledge, I really like the way the writer presented his views.<br /><a href="http://www.blindsandshutters.us/Blinds" rel="nofollow"> window blinds houston</a>Shuttershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362143032155736161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-20965001457787223682015-02-05T20:03:50.405-08:002015-02-05T20:03:50.405-08:00Wow, the way the light comes through that window i...Wow, the way the light comes through that window is incredible. I wish my home had more windows. The builder really skimped on windows and I am regretting it now. Perhaps I will install some "aftermarket" windows if that is even possible. <br /> <a href="http://www.wtfarybros.com/pages/products/window_andersen.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wtfarybros.com/pages/products/window_andersen.html</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477919818733986186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-68361946757367671702010-11-07T12:31:10.103-08:002010-11-07T12:31:10.103-08:00Sandy - that depends greatly on the context, the u...Sandy - that depends greatly on the context, the use of the room, etc. Generally, however, west facing windows get a bad rap because of thermal gain in the summer. As the sun is setting, the day is as hot as it is going to get, and the sun will shine straight into a west facing window, heating up everything it shines upon. The hotter the weather, the more awful this affect is, and it is particularly bad in office buildings which have high cooling loads already. This effect can be mitigated to a great degree (for buildings that are a only few stories, anyway) by planting deciduous trees on the west side of a building, which will block some sun in every season except winter, when the leaves will fall off and let the warming effect occur. Near the equator, where winters don't really get cold, you may want tropical evergreens to block that sunshine year round. For taller buildings, some sort of external screen can be used to absorbs a percentage of the sunshine outside the building envelope.<br /><br />East facing windows are less of a problem thermally, as the sun shines directly in when the day is at its coldest, and a little warming is probably okay. However, the quality of the light may be very harsh and high contrast, ill suited to working conditions or most tasks. This will pass as you approach noon, however, and the light quality will mellow out for the rest of the day.Gabe Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098627333936861268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-28165348310674879042010-11-06T18:22:42.418-07:002010-11-06T18:22:42.418-07:00what are the negatives of east and west facing win...what are the negatives of east and west facing windowssandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376579336054597995.post-70188360527009133702010-08-16T12:43:29.223-07:002010-08-16T12:43:29.223-07:00Great post as usual Gabe! A little additional info...Great post as usual Gabe! A little additional info I learned in architecture school for those interested: Apparently, exterior shading devices are more efficient than interior because the heat from the sun can be reflected before entering the house. Also, in East and West facing windows, the low angle of the sun means that vertical blinds provide shade more effectively than horizontal blinds. :)Courtneynoreply@blogger.com