Continuing Education By the time solar radiation hits an interior blind, the fight to save energy has been lost. The great advantage of exterior shading devices is that they block the heat outside, ...

The focus here is on external shading. External solar shading devices are most effective on south-facing windows. Adjustable shading is more responsive to variations in weather, and other elevations, ...

LONDON--(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) - Sefaira, a cloud-based energy analysis software company helping the building industry design and retrofit buildings for energy efficiency and sustainability ...

Shading systems also need to be able to take maximum advantage of natural light and heat. For maximum energy efficiency, shading should be sufficiently flexible to use the available solar gain and ...

The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) approved changes to its NFRC 100 and NFRC 200 standards, allowing certain shading devices to be rated for U-factor and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient.

16 March 2009 International professional services company GHD has developed a landmark concept to radically cut energy use in high-rise buildings.The external shading system sits like a skin on the ...

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently released a new document that provides a standard laboratory procedure for exterior shading devices and the project-specific ...

Some shoppers at Ka Makana Alii have raised concerns about the lack of shade at the shopping center. DeBartolo Development, the owner of the newly opened Macy’s-anchored Ka Makana Alii mixed-use ...

Retractable shading devices are also a possibility today. With the advent of BIPV (Building Integrated Photo Voltaics), solar panels can also be designed to function as sun shades.