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Some of the key changes for internal blinds operated by cords, ball-chains or similar that may form a hazardous loop will be:
• New requirements, including restrictions on the length of the operating cords or ball-chains, and related tests to verify that no hazardous loops can be formed
• Safety warnings on products and in instruction leaflets
• Requirements for name or trademark of manufacturer or importer and professional installer to be displayed on the product
• New requirements related to safety devices to be integrated in complete internal blinds as well as delivered as such for the retrofit market.
More info, see
Download the programme here
See for the summary results and link to the study report
HR-Zonwering lays the focus on those properties which are important to select high energy efficient solar shading in buildings. Also high efficient solar shading has to be regarded as a system (installation) and not as a decoration only.
More information is available here
The SKG Certification document in dutch, see here
See link
The ES-SO Seminar at R+T-Stuttgart 2012, 29th February was a great success!
Solar Shading Essential for Low Energy Buildings: more than 100 solar shading professionals attended the ES-SO seminar. Participants received the first edition of the Position Paper and the ES-SO Technical Guidebook.
See below the very interesting presentations of the guest speakers now made available
Peter Winters
President ES-SO – European Solar-Shading Organization
‘Challenges and opportunities for the solar shading industry’
Wilhelm Hachtel
CEO MHZ Hachtel GmbH, GER-Leinfelden-Echterdingen, and President Verband Innenliegender Sicht- und Sonnenschutz e.V., GER-Krefeld.
‘Solar shading solutions in low energy buildings’
Lieve Weytjens
Candidate Ph.D in Architecture, PHL Dpt. Arts & Architecture
‘Summer comfort in low energy housing’ (presentation not publicly available yet)
Steve Selkowitz
Head Building Technologies Department, Berkeley Lab, U.S.
‘ Demonstration of energy savings of solar shading’
Marilyne Andersen
Associate Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering of EPFL, Head of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Performance-Integrated Design (LIPID), Switzerland
‘Solar shading and its influence on daylight and well-being’
How shutters and blinds reduce the energy needs of buildings and improve their thermal and visual comfort.
This brandnew edition will be presented at the participants of the ES-SO Seminar on February 29, R+T-2012 Stuttgart Fair
See
ES-SO seminar programme
See list of all our members
The European Commission launched BUILD UP SKILLS: The EU Sustainable Building Workforce Initiative in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Read more about this initiative and download the presentations of the launching event on 24th November 2011.
A new call for countries not covered yet is open until 9th February 2012 on this link
The tendency towards NZEB - nearly zero energy buildings with main focus on high insulated and airtight buildings will increase the need to apply solar shading, in particular to avoid overheating in summer conditions. Solar shading solutions do not only care for energy saving, but also help to maintain a healthy and comfortable indoor climate for the user. This seminar focuses on the latest scientific findings and presents the importance and challenges for the solar shading industry.
Programme
Seminar entrance: free
Target group: manufacturers and other solar shading professionals, engineers and architects, representatives energy agencies, public authorities, policy makers and other stakeholder industries.
Contact: info@es-so.com
Date and location:
29th February 2012 from 9:30 a.m. till 12.30 a.m. at R+T-Stuttgart Fair (Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, Messepiazza 1 D-70629 Stuttgart).
Audience room: ICS, C 6.2
BRE and BBSA Conference, 29th September 2011 on solar shading and intelligent facades.
The conference was jointly organised by BRE and the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA).
The programme featured expert speakers from the UK and Continental Europe, and included:
• the latest design techniques: double facades, automated shading
• how to obtain independent design data for shading performance, including a demonstration of a free access database for designers and specifiers
• architectural integration, with case studies of façade designs and shading in highly insulated homes
• the regulatory context including the Building Regulations limits on solar overheating, and European requirements
• solving the problems of overheating, excessive cooling costs, heat retention and glare.
See presentations of the speakers
Now also the video of all presentations available
Comments on the impact for solar shading given by Anders Hall, SSF Sweden and ES-SO Board member.
Read more
See program
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2012.05.2 - Launching ES-SO Position Paper: Solar Shading is Essential for Low Energy Buildings
Solar shading is a key element for improving the energy efficiency and daylight management of existing buildings and in optimising the low-energy designs of new buildings. This existing technology which is so far under-utilised can provide a major impact on the reduction of energy consumption and the carbon footprint of the built environment. At the same time it can improve the thermal and visual comfort of occupants. But solar shading must be considered in the very early design phase of the building - or its refurbishment. The ES-SO Position Paper is now being presented to other stakeholders in the building sector (Active House Alliance is among the first to endorse the paper). See2012.05.2 - Child safety blind cords- revised standards
In light of the EU Commission Decision of 27 July 2011,the standard for internal blinds, EN 13120, is under revision.Some of the key changes for internal blinds operated by cords, ball-chains or similar that may form a hazardous loop will be:
• New requirements, including restrictions on the length of the operating cords or ball-chains, and related tests to verify that no hazardous loops can be formed
• Safety warnings on products and in instruction leaflets
• Requirements for name or trademark of manufacturer or importer and professional installer to be displayed on the product
• New requirements related to safety devices to be integrated in complete internal blinds as well as delivered as such for the retrofit market.
More info, see
2012.05.1 - REHVA meets ES-SO, Workshop 26th April 2012
Olli Seppänen, REHVA Secretary general and Anders Hall, ES-SO Board member gave a lecture at the ES-SO Workshop 26th April 2012, Brussels.Download the programme here
2012.04.25 - ITRS-study : dynamic insulation and solar shading
This study was initiated by Industrieverband Technische Textilien, Rollladen, Sonnenschutz (ITRS e.V.), Moenchengladbach, Germany and was carried out by Ingenieurbüro Hauser IBH, Kassel, Germany. The study simulates and quantifies the possible saving potential of energy used in buildings for heating and cooling through roller shutters and solar shading devices. The results show that automated, dynamic roller shutters and solar shading devices can significantly decrease both the demand of energy for heating in winter and for cooling in summer.See for the summary results and link to the study report
2012.03.27 - Solar Shading labelling in the Netherlands
Since 2012 HR-Zonwering - high efficiency solar shading labels are introduced in the Netherlands. With this concept the market wants to distinguish high efficient solar shading from other types of solar shading,HR-Zonwering lays the focus on those properties which are important to select high energy efficient solar shading in buildings. Also high efficient solar shading has to be regarded as a system (installation) and not as a decoration only.
More information is available here
The SKG Certification document in dutch, see here
2012.03.19 - The professional installer of solar shading and roller shutters
A Video introduction of professionals in France working as solar shading and roller shutters installers.See link
2012.03.6 - ES-SO Seminar Solar Shading Essential for Low Energy Buildings
The ES-SO Seminar at R+T-Stuttgart 2012, 29th February was a great success!
Solar Shading Essential for Low Energy Buildings: more than 100 solar shading professionals attended the ES-SO seminar. Participants received the first edition of the Position Paper and the ES-SO Technical Guidebook.
See below the very interesting presentations of the guest speakers now made available
Peter Winters
President ES-SO – European Solar-Shading Organization
‘Challenges and opportunities for the solar shading industry’
Wilhelm Hachtel
CEO MHZ Hachtel GmbH, GER-Leinfelden-Echterdingen, and President Verband Innenliegender Sicht- und Sonnenschutz e.V., GER-Krefeld.
‘Solar shading solutions in low energy buildings’
Lieve Weytjens
Candidate Ph.D in Architecture, PHL Dpt. Arts & Architecture
‘Summer comfort in low energy housing’ (presentation not publicly available yet)
Steve Selkowitz
Head Building Technologies Department, Berkeley Lab, U.S.
‘ Demonstration of energy savings of solar shading’
Marilyne Andersen
Associate Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering of EPFL, Head of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Performance-Integrated Design (LIPID), Switzerland
‘Solar shading and its influence on daylight and well-being’
2012.02.24 - ES-SO Technical Guidebook at R+T- 2012
Solar Shading for low energy buildings, February 2012 , Edition 1How shutters and blinds reduce the energy needs of buildings and improve their thermal and visual comfort.
This brandnew edition will be presented at the participants of the ES-SO Seminar on February 29, R+T-2012 Stuttgart Fair
See
ES-SO seminar programme
2012.02.23 - Polish Access and Sun Protection Association
ES-SO is deligted to announce its new member Polski Zwiazek Pracodawców Producentów Oslon Przeciwsklonecznych i Bram. This is the brand new Polish Access and Sun Protection Association. The Polish Association is the 11th full member of ES-SO. In total ES-SO today has 20 members, from which one member overseas.See list of all our members
2011.12.12 - Build Up Skills for Europe
The European Commission launched BUILD UP SKILLS: The EU Sustainable Building Workforce Initiative in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Read more about this initiative and download the presentations of the launching event on 24th November 2011.
A new call for countries not covered yet is open until 9th February 2012 on this link
2011.11.15 - ES-SO Seminar at R+T 2012 Stuttgart
Solar shading essential for low energy buildingsThe tendency towards NZEB - nearly zero energy buildings with main focus on high insulated and airtight buildings will increase the need to apply solar shading, in particular to avoid overheating in summer conditions. Solar shading solutions do not only care for energy saving, but also help to maintain a healthy and comfortable indoor climate for the user. This seminar focuses on the latest scientific findings and presents the importance and challenges for the solar shading industry.
Programme
Seminar entrance: free
Target group: manufacturers and other solar shading professionals, engineers and architects, representatives energy agencies, public authorities, policy makers and other stakeholder industries.
Contact: info@es-so.com
Date and location:
29th February 2012 from 9:30 a.m. till 12.30 a.m. at R+T-Stuttgart Fair (Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH, Messepiazza 1 D-70629 Stuttgart).
Audience room: ICS, C 6.2
2011.11.15 - Climate Protection by Reducing Cooling Demand in Buildings
The Umweltbundesamt, the German Federal Environment Agency published a study on “Climate Protection by Reducing Cooling Demand in Buildings”. The German study is available under http://www.uba.de/uba-info-medien/3979.html and includes a summary in English (9-pages). It describes an estimation on the potential reduction in electricity demand from cooling appliances in buildings in Germany. An important part covers solar shading products and its effects on the energetic performance of buildings.
2011.06.28 - BRE and BBSA Conference 29 September 2011
BRE and BBSA Conference, 29th September 2011 on solar shading and intelligent facades.
The conference was jointly organised by BRE and the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA).
The programme featured expert speakers from the UK and Continental Europe, and included:
• the latest design techniques: double facades, automated shading
• how to obtain independent design data for shading performance, including a demonstration of a free access database for designers and specifiers
• architectural integration, with case studies of façade designs and shading in highly insulated homes
• the regulatory context including the Building Regulations limits on solar overheating, and European requirements
• solving the problems of overheating, excessive cooling costs, heat retention and glare.
See presentations of the speakers
Now also the video of all presentations available
2011.06.9 - Tenth Passive House Symposium in Belgium, 7th October 2011
On 7th October the two Belgian passive house organisations, Passiefhuis Platform and Plate-forme Maison Passive, have organised the tenth Passive House Symposium. Over the years this unique initiative has developed into a leading event in the world of passive and very energy efficient buildings. ES-SO was represented with Ivan Pollet as guest speaker. See his paper
2011.06.8 - New building regulations in Norway - TEK 10, will require solar shadings on most buildings as from 1st of July 2011.
Comments on the impact for solar shading given by Anders Hall, SSF Sweden and ES-SO Board member.
Read more
2011.06.6 - AIVC and Airtight Vent Europe, 12 - 13 October 2011
Towards optimal airtightness performance was the overall subject of the 2011 Conference.See program
