6.2.4 Building Site Characteristics

Shading of Building Site
Applicability	All projects
Definition	Shading of building fenestration, roofs, or walls by other structures, surrounding terrain, vegetation, and the building itself
Units	Data structure
Input Restrictions	The default is for the site to be unshaded. The user may input the necessary information to model shading of the building site by any permanent object or feature likely to significantly reduce incident solar loads on the building site. Permanent here means likely to remain for the life of the building or likely to be replaced by objects that will produce similar shading over the life of the building.
Baseline Rules	The proposed and baseline building designs are modeled with identical assumptions regarding shading of the building site.

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