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Solar shading can have an important benefit on the environment in buildings and can give valuable savings in cooling energy. This paper describes the shading systems commonly used in retrofit and gives guidance on their selection and design. Performance data for different systems is tabulated for easy comparisons. 6 pages.

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P Littlefair

Date

26-Sep-2002

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1-86081-583-9

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Information Paper 11/02, IP11/02, glare, offices, computers, overheating, thermal comfort, blinds, brise soleil, thermal coatings, maintenance

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BRE Electronic Publications

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Retrofitting solar shading (Downloadable version)

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