I have issues with the 'Wood window with storm' option. I evaluated a 1938 home with original wood single-pane sash windows. It has full frame wood insert windows that fit on the outside of the house for winter. I consider this, for the purpose of the Tech Procedures, to be a "Wood window with storm". However the stats (for a 23in x 36in window) look like this:
ER-55; R-Value: 4.68; SHGC: 0.4521
A modern window, Double/double with 1 coat; Low-E .20(hard); 13mm Argon; Insulating spacer; Hinged, has stats like this:
ER-20; R-Value: 2.76; SHGC: 0.4666
This is causing upgrades to create negative performance gains. The 'metal window with storm' option has an ER of 63, but at least the R-Value is 1.24
For now I am going to model this as 'Wood;double;clear;insulating;Slider with Sash' This produces:
ER-9; R-value: 2.06; SHGC: 0.4560
Any opinions on this conundrum? Am I missing something? Is there a better way to show clients how much window upgrades help, in a more accurate fashion?