About Thermal Properties for Energy Analysis

When preparing a Revit model for energy analysis, you can define thermal properties for the materials and elements included in the simulation.

For all materials except glass, energy analysis uses only the following thermal properties from the Revit model.

Thermal property	Where is this property defined?
Thickness	Defined for each layer in the Edit Assembly dialog for the element type
Thermal Conductivity	Defined on the Thermal tab of the Material Browser for the selected material
Specific Heat	Defined on the Thermal tab of the Material Browser for the selected material
Density	Defined on the Thermal tab of the Material Browser for the selected material

For windows and curtain wall panels, use the Type Properties dialog to define analysis properties as follows:

• For energy analysis: Specify the desired Analytic Construction. In addition, on the Energy Settings dialog, set Export Category to Rooms and select Include Thermal Properties.
• For lighting analysis: Specify the desired Glass Pane Material. In the Building Performance Analysis help, see Lighting Analysis for Revit.