A Simplified Approach to Model Frit Patterns for Daylight Analysis.

A descriptive method for simulating the effective visual transmittance from glazing frit patterns and frit density.

Jonathan Essary
4 min readJun 25, 2021

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A photo of a person’s hand behind a sample piece of glass with a frit pattern in it.
Image source: The American Ceramic Society

Fritted glass is a common and effective design strategy to reduce glare and maintain daylighting for commercial buildings. Many designers want to test…

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Jonathan Essary

A technologist, designer & researcher specialized in workflows, analysis, and production of complex systems around people & places. thefusionist.beehiiv.com