Solar Shading

Standard & Smoothflow Shading

Solar Shading or Brise Soleil provide an aesthetic design solution to the practical problem of protecting a building against solar heating and glare, whilst maintaining desirable daylight.

Protection against solar heating and glare is becoming a more important element in building control regulations. Research shows that a building incorporating Solar Shading and natural ventilation will typically enjoy 10% less energy costs compared to a building without Solar Shading and the use of air conditioning.
Smooth Flow suppor Shading Apart from the low capital costs, Solar Shading has negligible ongoing maintenance costs. Designs are sufficiently flexible to be adapted to suit the varied requirements of modern architecture.

Fabricolor uses a combination of steel and aluminium support bracketry to achieve a best fix solution.

The mullions are manufactured from extruded aluminium or pressed and punched from aluminium sheet.

Solar Shading blades are manufactured from either extruding aluminium, this method produces long continuous lengths that are rigid and have secret fixing as part of the design, or can be press-formed from a wide variety of sheet materials.

Components can have a wide range of coatings including either anodised or polyester powder coated, which carry the manufacturers Syntha Pulvin or Dupont paint warranty.

Continuous Solar Shading is usually site assembled and is supplied ready to fix. Solar Shading blades are clipped to support arms via pre-located clips, however we can develop systems utilising factory assembled modules if preferred.

Standard Blades

Supplied to site in length up to 6m long. Clean straight Z profile.

Facia Pelmet

An optional feature facia-pelmet fi tted to the external edge of the louvred panel. A range of standard pelmets are available. Supplied complete with rivets for site fi xing to mullions. Bespoke details available on request.

Pelmet options

Mullions

Extruded aluminium to BS1474-6063T6, minimum thickness 2.0 mm.

Mullions

Mullion Supports/Bracketry

A comprehensive range of mounting brackets to fix
back to building structure.

Options:~

BK1 -Wall Bracket

BK2 - Curtain Walling Bracket

BK3 - Cantilever Bracket

3 mm thick aluminium with stainless steel pin to connect to mullion and bracing arms as applicable.

Structural fixings to suit application.

3mm thick aluminium with stainless steel pin to connect to mullion and bracing arms as applicable.

Structural fixings to suit application.

2mm thick galvanized steel with stainless steel pin to connect to mullion and structural bracing arms as applicable.
Structural fixings to suit application.

Finishes

A comprehensive range of finishes including:
■ Anodising AA25
■ Polyester Powder Coating
■ PVF2 Finish
■ Comprehensive range of colours and finishes - refer to Fabricolor approved manufacturers standard colour chart