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Window blinds

Window blinds provide a highly effective – and energy efficient – means of temperature control. The seminars below demonstrate how this can be achieved in a very design-friendly way.
Sun control is a sustainable solution designed to help building operators manage internal temperatures, as well as light and glare levels. Today’s intelligent sun control systems also offer huge design potential, with static, dynamic, or automated systems that move intuitively to control thermal gain.

Started in 1919, Hunter Douglas’ core business is the design and manufacture of façades, ceilings and sun control systems, primarily in aluminium but increasingly in other materials too. The group is a global market leader in window coverings and blinds and operates in 164 countries worldwide.
Seminar, by Silent Gliss Ltd
This seminar provides an introduction to the increased importance of solar protection, particularly in the workplace, identifying key aspects by European legislation. A focus on internal solutions including available systems, roller, Roman, vertical and Venetian blind systems, as well as the effect of different screen fabrics on factors such as solar gain, natural light, eye comfort and heat protection.

Silent Gliss is one of the world’s leading suppliers of window treatments for both contract and domestic interiors. It aims to introduce the most innovative solutions to challenging glazing designs for windows and room divisions, to create a perfect balance of light.
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