diff --git a/hub/exports/building_energy/idf.py b/hub/exports/building_energy/idf.py
index ecb12e8b..84d0aed2 100644
--- a/hub/exports/building_energy/idf.py
+++ b/hub/exports/building_energy/idf.py
@@ -727,7 +727,10 @@ class Idf:
     else:
       # idf only allows setting wwr for external walls
       wwr = 0
-      self._idf.set_wwr(wwr)
+      try:
+        self._idf.set_wwr(wwr, construction='window_construction_1')
+      except ValueError:
+        self._idf.set_wwr(0, construction='window_construction_1')
 
   def _add_surfaces(self, building, zone_name):
     for thermal_zone in building.thermal_zones_from_internal_zones: