The NABCO U-factor Calculator lets customers learn the expected U-factor value for a specific project. Validating the U-factor of a standard NABCO Automatic Sliding Door to ensure compliance with relevant Federal, State, and Local building codes and individual project requirements.
Please contact NABCO to review your projects’ U-factor requirements and to properly design a NABCO standard Automatic Sliding Door to meet project specifications or to learn the U-factor for a specified automatic door.
An NFRC-accredited testing laboratory has tested NABCO Standard GT1175 doors. Along with U-factor, NABCO can also calculate Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and Visible (Light) Transmittance (VT) given the same information required to calculate U-factor.
What is U-factor?
- U-factor is the measurement at which a door/window (fenestration system) conducts heat flow, usually expressed in BTU/hr-ft²-°F.
- It indicates how much energy will be lost from a building through its fenestration system by specifying how many BTU’s can pass through 1 ft² of material in an hour.
- The lower the number, the better the door system keeps heat in.
Important Calculation Variables
- Type of glazing and thickness (This is the most important variable)
- Size and material of the frame structure, spacers, weather stripping
- Overall area of the fenestration system
