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Green Benefits of Exterior Blinds

External Blinds Produce Green Benefits. Several books and studies exist dealing with the benefits and effects of exterior blinds on building energy management. As one would expect, the benefits to the owner in the form of economy, make for a strong case in favor of External Blind systems. Another compelling reason for using External Blind systems is the architectural appearance which may become a positive aesthetic enhancement.

We site below several strong points for your research and consideration from within the text of the Energy Study of The European Solar-Shading Organization (ESCORP-EU25)

Solar Shading is probably the most underestimated and misunderstood source of passive cooling and CO2 reduction realized by reducing the cooling energy demand.
Successful daylighting designs will pay close attention to the use of external shading devices to reduce glare and excess contrast in the workspace.
External Blinds will reduced cooling energy demand by avoiding superfluous solar heat gains, and doing it without compromising the benefits of daylighting.
Relatively speaking, blinds have their most positive effect on the cooling energy demand in the Mid-West, West and Southwest.
The effect of exterior blinds on the cooling energy demand is also important for northern orientations in sunny regions.
Wintertime use of Solar Shading Devices offers the potential for the benefits of thermal resistance in their closed position.
Benefits of Daylighting include:

Improved Life-Cycle Cost

Increased User Productivity

Reduced Emissions

Reduced operating costs

Payback by energy savings

For additional research and educational benefits, please refer to the following:

European Energy Study (ESCORP-EU25)

‘Sun Control and Shading Devices’ by Don Prowler, FAIA

Daylighting by Greg D. Ander, FAIA,

External Shading Devices in Commercial Buildings,
by Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, prepared by John Carmody and Kerry Haglund

GREEN = LEED = GREEN

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Exterior Blind Systems by Faber Merlo and SkyShield offer the user GREEN benefits by improving the buildings LEED rating through innovative Sun-Control options.

Faber Venetian Blind Systems raise, lower and tilt as dictated by a variety of operating systems. The use of vertical guide bars or cables offer differing looks and views for the user because of the retractability.

MERLO Systemsbrings the ‘monumental’ look to structures as both a Green AND Design element. Review of the products and the infinite number of design possibilities gets the design juices flowing.

SkyShield by Savannah Trims, offers a simple curved-blade design for sun and viewer control as well as ‘Light Blocking’ ** blade design to close entirely and block-out sunlight and darken the area within.

**Light blocking is about 98% effective when surrounding trim and brushes are added.

GLASS SHADING SYSTEMS
LEED Rating and LEED Scores for New and Existing Construction will improve with Exterior Blinds by reducing solar heat gain, heat loss, and unwanted sunlight glare with the SkyShield External Blind System.

SKYSHIELD EXTERNAL BLIND SYSTEM
The Skyshield External Blind System by Savannah Trims, utilizes state of the art blade tracking technology. This unique all-sun and view protection system is a wind resistave (65 mph) external blind system.

The benefits that the Skyshield External Blind System provides over traditional external blinds are many: Track mounted blades for higher stability Larger blinds are efficiently achieved with our high performance track system. We offer complete closure to open areas.

FABER EXTERNAL BLINDS
FABER BROCHURE
Faber is the world leader in Exterior Blinds With several excellent solutions to serve the designer and users needs. Choose from the almost sightless Maxmatic WIRE application or Maxmatic VENETIAN or FRAMED models, all of which include that great FABER style, design, engineering, and workmanship.
Exterior blinds from FABER by Savannah Trims. Enjoy the benefits of exterior sun protection to reduce glare and heat gain while at the same time redirecting daylight into the areas ceilings.

EXTERIOR BLINDS
Advantages of the SkyShield External blind system:

These are a 'Green' Building product
Easy usage and easy cleaning and maintenance
Motorized operation keeps everything simple
Colorful slatt finishes are available
Easy to adapt installation details
Computer Programmable

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Hurricane Preparedness Information

Miami-Dade Building Codes http://www.miamidade.gov/buildingcode/
Saflex Laminated Hurricane Glass http://www.saflex.com/lg.htm
Hurricane Protection Magazine http://www.hurricaneprotectionmag.com
Hurricane wall construction http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/hurricanepca.htm

Hurricane Testing Laboratories

Hurricane test Laboratory http://www.htltest.com/index.html
Hurricane testing http://www.hurricanetesting.com/

Industry publications

Building Design http://www.bdcmag.com
Construction International http://www.intlconstruction.com/
Battery Savers Emergency Preparedness Products: www.batterysavers.com