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Reflected solar<br />

radiation<br />

Glazing-absorbed<br />

solar radiant heat<br />

Outward flowing<br />

fraction of glazing<br />

absorbed radiation<br />

Performance Indices<br />

1<br />

R s<br />

A s<br />

T s<br />

N i A s<br />

T s + N i A s = SHGC<br />

Visible Transmittance VT<br />

U<br />

VT<br />

<strong>Solar</strong> Heat<br />

Gain<br />

Coefficient<br />

Primary<br />

Indices<br />

U-factor U<br />

(R-value = 1/U)

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