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Default Constructions

 Go to the General tab

 Go to ‘Defaults’

 Open the menu for external walls construction

 Choose ‘Load from database...’

 Choose ‘Concrete wall 150+80mm’

 Finalize selection of default construction

Note: For all external walls with no specifically defined construction, this default construction will now automatically be applied.

 Open the construction definition dialog for External walls

 Change from ‘External wall’ to ‘generic’ so you can use the same construction for elements other than external walls

 Add a new layer

👉  Delete the marked layer

👉  Move the marked layer one step up- or downward

 Change the thickness of the marked layer

 Open the material form

👉  Change the physical properties of the material

👉  U-value and Thickness of the whole construction will be recalculated automatically after each modification

👉  Finalize construction definition by saving with same name

👉  Finalize construction definition by saving as a new resource

Note: Objects such as the wall construction we are just making are called Resources in IDA. They can be accessed from all relevant places in the program. Resources which are copies of database objects have names beginning with ©. They are protected against modification and cannot be saved under their database name. They can however be saved as an editable case resource, using a different name.

 Add a new layer

 Choose how to define the new material

 Load from database...

 Sort data objects by name

 Choose ‘Air in 20 mm air gap’

 Finalize Material selection

 Set layer thickness to 20 mm (= 0.02 m)

 Save construction as a new resource

 Set resource name

 Finalize resource saving

 Finalize construction definition

 Define default construction for internal walls, internal floors, roofs, external floors, basement walls and slabs towards ground by loading them from the database

 Open the glazing definition dialog

👉  Set your own glazing properties

👉  The shading coefficients can either be given as absolute values or reference to single or double pane

 Choose how to define glazing properties

 Choose ‘Load from database...’

 Choose ‘3 pane glazing, clear, 4-12-4-12-4’

 Finalize glazing selection

 Finalize glass construction definition

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