July 2016 Product Briefs: Sun Control
Textiles, coatings, window films, and shade structures keep solar rays at bay.
Tensilation
Designed with Grimshaw Architects, this modular shading system for events comprises individual 13'-tall diamond or square-shaped units fastened to one another with clips. The umbrella features UV-rated polyester fabric draped over aluminum spokes, with the mast anchored by tensile stainless-steel cables, and it comes in a choice of 11 colors (shown: white).
Reflectacoustic
This 100% Trevira CS polyester window covering reduces heat, glare, and sound via an effective combination of yarn, weave, and metalized backing. The textile offers a light transmission degree of 27% to 45% and a light-reflection degree of 24% to 43%; it also provides an NRC of 0.4 when flat and 0.55 when draped.
Hudson
A stainless-steel mesh facade system for parking garages, Hudson features an open area of 82%, enough to provide a high level of ventilation yet still screen indirect sunlight. The flexible pattern can span vertical surfaces with minimal intermediate structure; it also may be attached with the company’s pre-engineered Eclipse, Scroll, or Eye-Bolt hardware.
Thinsulate Climate Control 75
3M’s low-E window film reduces glare by up to 17% and heat gain by up to 37%. It also blocks nearly 99.9% of the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting furniture, upholstery, and artwork. The LEED-compliant product is suited for single- and double-paned windows as well as numerous types of clear and tinted glass.
Solarban 90 IGU Tints
When paired with Solarban 90 in an insulated glass unit (IGU), these three options (Optiblue, shown) expand the solar-control glass’s color palette. They also introduce choice, creating IGUs with visible-light transmittance rates of 32% to 54% (versus Solarban’s 51%) and solar-heat-gain coefficients of 0.19 to 0.23 (versus Solarban’s 0.23).
New products from Carnegie, MDT, Cambridge Architectural, 3M, and PPG IdeaScapes.
