New products from Carnegie, MDT, Cambridge Architectural, 3M, and PPG IdeaScapes.
July 2016 Product Briefs: Sun Control
Textiles, coatings, window films, and shade structures keep solar rays at bay.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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