Wall Master Schedule

The wall master schedule contains the wall types that may be used by a company on a project. See the Master and Standards Databases section for more information about using master databases.

To create and modify wall types in the master schedule, go to
Ribbon: DMH: Customization→Master & Standards Customization→  Wall Master Schedule
Pulldown Menu: DM HVAC→Building Definition→Walls→Wall Master Schedule

Wall Master Schedule Dialog Box

See the Common Schedule Dialog Box Features section for more information about how this dialog box works. This section describes the , , , , , , , and buttons.

See the Import from Project Schedule section for more information about importing wall types from a project to the master database.

•  Current Group: The active group is listed here. All of the wall types that are created and modified will be associated with this group.

•   Press this button to open the Wall Master Schedule Groups dialog box. The group selected will become the Current Group. See the Common Groups Dialog Box Features section for more information.

•   Press this button to move the current wall type to another group. A dialog box will prompt you to select the other group to which the wall type will be moved. The Current Group will be changed to the selected group. This button is disabled if only one group exists.

•   Press this button to copy the current wall type to another group. A dialog box will prompt you to select the other group to which the wall type will be copied. A copy of the current wall type will be created in the other group. This button is disabled if only one group exists.

•  Wall Type: The name of the wall type.

•  U-Value: The heat transfer coefficient of the wall.

•  ASHRAE Wall Type: ▾ The wall type as defined in the 1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook. This value is used to determine the rate of solar heat transfer through the wall. See the ASHRAE Glass Zone, Roof, & Wall Types and Roof, Wall, and Glass Zone Type Tables articles in the knowledge base for more information.

•  🔘 Color The color of the wall. The CLTD method recommends that you select Dark and not adjust the wall load based upon the color.

  •  Light The wall is a light color. The cooling load will be reduced by 50% when this color is selected.

  •  Dark The wall is a dark color. The cooling load will be taken directly from the CLTD table with no scaling.

•  Description: A longer description of the wall type. Displayed when selecting the wall type and in the Wall Types table of the Export Building Information printout.