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How does shading save energy?
The main energy consumption in the UK is not from cars or from planes. 40% of our energy use is for buildings mainly for heating and cooling. Efficient use of sunscreening can reduce that amount considerably.
The Shade Specifier project developed by our Trade Association, BBSA, shows that efficient solar shading can reduce consumption by over 15% where air conditioning is used and up to 10% in domestic buildings. Even a saving of just 5% would reduce total UK energy consumption by 2%. If we could achieve that it would contribute significantly to the Governments target of 20% cut in energy use by 2020.
This is not just an issue that can be solved by incorporating into new buildings. It is estimated that in Europe we replace little more than 1% of our housing stock annually and less than 2% of our commercial buildings so it would take nearly 100 years unless we attend to existing buildings.
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