Effect of long-wave radiation from nearby obstructions

[stromann]

Hi all,

Do IES-Virtual Environment 6.0.2 / ApacheCalc / SunCast take into account the effect of local microclimate, such as infrared radiation (long-wave radiation) from neighboring buildings and local shades? And if so... does anybody know the magnitude of this contribution (compared with the direct solar radiation)?

Thanks,
Jakob Andersen

[ZapBran]

Suncast only shows the direct sun "beam" and Apache reads this - from what I can tell it's only the area in sun/shadow that is passed and nothing about intensity. The intensity is read from the simulation climate file and it looks like it's a combined figure (no long/short breakdown).