Air gap with Thickness

[farzaneh.fth]

Hi, I’m wondering how we model air gaps with honeybee.
In this thread, @chris suggested using the no-mass material component. But this component doesn’t have thickness properties.

Issue with Honeybee Window Air Gap

Hi everyone, I went into an issue with the Air Gap component and a bit of help would be much appreciated. In order to make my own Windows Materials, I’m used to create custom materials for a pair of glass and use Honeybee_EnergyPlus Window Air Gap to create the air gap between those glass. Recently, I checked the U value of these windows (using the EP Decompose component) and was really surprised about the results. I ended up with a U value around 2.3 W/m².K for an air gap and 1.6 W/m².K for…

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

[Erikbeeren]

Hi @farzaneh.fth,

With “HB search materials” you can find the material “Generic Wall Air Gap”. This will give you some idea of the settings. You can either use this material or modify it to your own needs.