Solar shading

demonstrate solar shading as an efficient saving measure in buildings

The objectives of this Community are to provide a permanent point of contact to demonstrate that solar shading and control strategies can make a substantial contribution to energy savings. This Community is facilitated by ES-SO, the European Solar Shading Organization (www.es-so.com).

Theme | Building envelope (walls, windows,...), Energy efficiency technologies and materials

Tags:energy saving measure

Contact email: ann.vaneycken@es-so.com

Facilitators:

Dick Dolmans|Ann Van Eycken

Latest News and Events 24 items

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U.S. Department of Energy announces more than $76 million for advanced energy-efficient building technologies and commercial building training programs

22 June 2010 | North America

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on 17 June 2010 awards totaling more than $76 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced energy-efficient ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

356 visits | Rating : No votes

EU leaders agree on 10-year plan including climate change and energy objectives

22 June 2010 | Pan European , EU Institutions

Eco-innovation, digital developments and new skills are the drivers for future growth in Europe and the focus of the Europe 2020 Strategy. Formally adopted by the European Council on 17 June 2010, ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

656 visits | Rating : No votes

New EPBD Directive published in the Official Journal

18 June 2010 | EU Institutions

Both the recast Buildings Directive and the Energy Labelling recast have been published today in the Official Journal of the EC.

Submitted by Holl Michaela (European Commission ) |

1530 visits | Rating : 5/5

Latest Cases and Tools 8 items

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SunPosition

11 June 2010 | Spain

With a database of 48,086 locations worldwide kept up-to-date, SunPosition is probably the most reliable and easy to use sun position calculator available. It offers member users the flexibility ...

Submitted by Hicham LAHMIDI (CSTB) |

275 visits | Rating : No votes

Tags:sun position | solar angle design | solar azimuth | solar altitude | sun path

Minergie Modul

6 May 2010 | Switzerland

Label focused on product quality in terms of energy efficiency of buildings

Submitted by Ann Van Eycken (ES-SO European Solar Shading Organization ) |

277 visits | Rating : No votes

Tags:energy efficiency- product quallity

Building modelling software for solar shading in different European countries

16 March 2010 | France , Sweden , United Kingdom , North America

The solar shading industry has developed software tools to illustrate how the use of appropriate solar shading reduces the use of energy (and therefore cuts CO2 emissions) and also saves money.

Submitted by Ann Van Eycken (ES-SO European Solar Shading Organization ) |

701 visits | Rating : 5/5

Tags:software tools solar shading