Aludecor has launched the Alubreeze Metal Louvers, a solar shading system designed in India to reduce energy consumption and ...

When shading is not needed, the panelized system folds up to, in McKeever’s words, “hide from view,” while performing as a light shelf to direct daylight further into the building.

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed work on a new mixed-use office in the Czech Republic. The project incorporates significant energy efficient features and is defined by a sweeping facade that's ...

Each façade shading panel is made from a single 1.5-mm thick stainless steel sheet, which measures 3.5 square feet. The stainless steel is made in Germany from 90 % recycled content. 3,000 bars ...

The PV functionalization of FlectoSol aims for an energy self-sufficient shading system. March 1, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Commercial & Industrial PV Modules & Upstream Manufacturing Residential PV ...

Essentially, it’s a façade shading system that swings open and closed based on the position of louvers attached to a bendable rod.

Tyler Short designed the Penumbra kinetic shading system using traditional, static components that make the shading louvers swing out to create a deep shade. Take a look at this brilliant 3D ...

Within the shade fins’ uniform rhythm, the thermal envelope syncopates in response to the programmatic requirements and the facade’s different exposures. A play of glass and metal cladding balances ...

Across the front facade, four sizes of strips—13.8, 17.7, 21.6, and 25.6 inches (350, 450, 550, and 650 millimeters, respectively)—in length, were grouped together and mirrored, flipped, and ...

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