Window Blinds

Window blind components can be selected for external glazing, roof glazing and interior glazing from the Openings tab in the Model Data.

There are four types of window blinds, as selected in the Category data on the General tab:

• Slat - slatted blinds which have different transmission properties with solar position.  
• Shade - assumed perfectly diffusing.
• Transparent insulation - transparent insulation material to be positioned on the outer surface of an external wall.
• Electrochromic switching - switchable visible and solar properties based on solar gain.

Note: In the case where a Window blind is applied mid-pane, any dividers that may have been specified for the window will not be applied in the model. EnergyPlus will generate a warning to this effect.

Window blind component data can be selected from the window shading data on the Openings tab in Model Data and is applied to all windows on the surface, including custom windows.

The data applies only to external and roof glazing, internal windows cannot have window blinds.

Window blinds component data can be accessed:

• from the Components tab on the opening screen (to view/edit library components if no file is open),
• from the Components tab in the Navigator panel (to view/edit model components if a file is open),
• by double-clicking on the window blinds icon on the Openings tab in the model data,
• by clicking on the Edit button when selecting window blinds from a list.