• Energy Efficient Shading Topics
• Standards and Regulations

Energy Efficient Shading Topics

• House of Commons Article
• Energy Efficient Solar Shading
• Energy savings demonstrated by Building Modelling software
• Why is solar shading more popular in the rest of Europe than the UK?
• Solar gain- what is it?
• Shading Co-efficient - What is it?
• Comparisons of Shading Co-efficients
• The Psychological effects to consider
• Thermal comfort and natural ventillation
• Sick Building Syndrome
• The oppressive effects to consider
• Other causes of heat gain to consider
• Glare Control
• What are the reasons for using fixed rather than moveable external blinds?
• What are the relative benefits of external, internal and mid pane Blinds?
• Building management systems
• Building Orientation - How does it affect the style of Blinds that are required?
• Check list of requirements for blinds.
• What would be a perfect shading solution?
• The importance of user education.
• Conclusion
• Main shading terms - an explanation of the technical terms.