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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...