Key Words: Need of Sun Shading Devices

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ABSTRACT

KEY WORDS

INTRODUCTION
Sun Shading Devices are any mechanical equipment or textiles that are used either internally or externally or in
between the internal and the external building space. The primary objective of creating a comfortable internal
environment, that is, cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

Well-designed sun control and shading devices can dramatically reduce building peak heat gain and cooling
requirements and improve the natural lighting quality of building interiors. Depending on the amount and location of
fenestration, reductions in annual cooling energy consumption of 5% to 15% have been reported. Sun control and
shading devices can also improve user visual comfort by controlling glare and reducing contrast ratios. This often
leads to increased satisfaction and productivity. Shading devices offer the opportunity of differentiating one building
facade from another. This can provide interest and human scale to an otherwise undistinguished design.

Need of Sun Shading Devices

 To reduce the heat gains during summer, reduce the cooling loads and therefore minimize energy costs.
 Sun Shading Devices improve internal environment in order to provide greater comfort for occupants.
 Likewise, internal sun shading devices like curtains help to beautify internal space and create a sense of
privacy.
 Therefore, it is highly essential for the architects and engineers to incorporate these shading techniques.

Types of Sun Shading Devices


On the basis of their position in a building:-
 Internal
 External
Internal Sun Shading Devices
 Limit the glare resulting from solar radiation.
 Usually are adjustable and allow occupants to regulate the amount of direct light entering their space.
 Most commonly these shading devices take the form of horizontal or vertical blinds attached above
windows.
 Internal shading devices should be made or designed to be durable.

Curtains : It is the most commonly used shading device, mostly used on residential buildings. It is
cheaper in comparison and can be found in various varieties, colours and texture. A curtain also acts as a
decorative item.
Vertical Louvre blinds: Suitable for many applications in commercial and public buildings where the
control of heat, light and glare are of concern. It can be used in larger windows and doors too.

Pleated Blinds: Pleated blinds are shades made from a pleated fabric (which helps to add texture to a
room) that pull up to sit flat at the top of a window to hide from sight when open.

External Sun Shading Devices


 Considered better than internal.
 Horizontal, Vertical or inclined projections.
 Vegetation and other buildings.

Horizontal Devices: to shade a window during hot summer months, but to allow sunlight to
shine through a window in the winter, to help warm a building.

Vertical Devices: Primarily useful for east and west exposures to improve the insulation value
of glass in winter months by acting as a windbreak.

The egg-crate: A combination of vertical and horizontal shading elements commonly used in
hot climate regions because of their high shading efficiencies. The horizontal elements control
ground glare from reflected solar rays. The device works well on walls

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