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How does Brise Soleil work?<\/h4>\n
When designing brise soleil, a number of factors need to be considered.<\/p>\n
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- The sun rises in the east and sets in the west<\/li>\n
- In Ireland and the UK, the sun rises to a maximum angle of 62 degrees in the summer<\/li>\n
- In summer temperatures rise from single digits to high-teens and early twenties<\/li>\n
- Summertime brings with it an extra 4-5 hours of sunlight per day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
When you combine all these factors, it leads to a \u2018greenhouse effect\u2019 on the internal environment of the building. Blinding sunlight shines through the large glass panels and temperatures rise to an uncomfortable level.<\/p>\n
Brise soleil blades are designed to control the level of sunlight entering the building, which subsequently lowers the temperature. This makes for a more comfortable experience for the occupiers and substantially reduces the ‘greenhouse effect’.<\/p>\n
In the winter months, the sun sits lower in the sky and the internal environment of the building benefits from the natural warmth of the sun, whilst still maintaining partial shading.<\/p>\n
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Installing Brise Soleil on the external facade of a building is hugely beneficial to both the environment and the buildings overall operating costs. It substantially reduces the need for air-conditioning during the summer and consequently reduces energy consumption.<\/p>\n
Architectural Design Feature<\/h3>\n
Brise Soleil only functions properly when installed on the south elevation of the building envelope but it can regularly be seen installed on the north-elevation. Why is this? It’s because architects often include Brise Soleil as an architectural feature, even though they have minimal performance benefits.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nAPA’s Brise Soleil Systems<\/h3>\n
APA\u2019s aluminium Brise Soleil<\/a> systems have excellent strength-to-weigh ratios. They are available in a wide variety of vertical or horizontal elliptical blades, ranging in size from 160mm to 450mm.<\/p>\n
The flexibility of our system allows them to be installed directly into our range of ST windows as part of a buildings ribbon window or a more traditional curtain wall grid. They are available in a wide variety of single and dual colour options to Qualicoat RAL colours, giving you endless design possibilities.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFor more information on our brise soleil systems, get in touch with us below<\/h4>\n