Shade Project - Benefits

Uses for the Shade Specifier

Shade Specifier has been designed to produce easy to understand outputs based on the building type and other criteria you have chosen.

In a commercial situation there are a number of opportunities to use Shade Specifier:

Planning

To show architects and building services engineers the indicative benefits of your solar shading solutions in order to ensure the blinds are considered and specified at a much earlier stage in a project's development.

Construction

To demonstrate to contractors, architects and clients that you can still improve the energy efficiency of the building and the internal environment by using correctly specified products. Indeed your solution will probably be self-financing.

Refurbishment

To illustrate to building owners and users the benefits of solar shading especially if the building is listed and the glazing cannot be changed.

Standards

Building Regulations and new European Directives will force building owners to improve the performance of their buildings and with glass being a typically poor insulator you can prove the benefits of solar shading to assist with this compliance.

In a domestic setting you can also show the homeowner the indicative benefits of your solution and explain the difference between options. On the conservatory application you will be able to demonstrate the number of hours the conservatory will overheat without shading and the model will animate the sun path showing how the sun moves around the property.