Solar Shading

All systems are open when using 75 system for solar shading purposes.

Gill Air concur with the concept that solar shading relieves the duty of air handling systems however each individual project must be considered at concept.

Gill Air are able to accurately chart degree of elevation and radial position of the sun at any given time either to ensure correct specification of louvre blade orientation, assembly mounting and screen dimensions, or to determine the effect of a specified Solar Shade Louvre when installed.

Similarly, on retro-fit projects, our meteorological data should be consulted.

There is no upper limit to the total area of screening, providing that the structure is suitable to receive the required supports and fixings Maximum 'projection' dimension is 1500mm, except where vertical when the maximum is 900mm, when supported on Gill Air bracketry. Consultants should be engaged where these dimensions are exceeded using an approximation of 10kg/m² for the solar shade louvre panels, static load.

Preferred blade pitch is 100mm, however variations in the pitch centre are possible.

Mullions, which support the blades will occur at the maximum of 1000mm centres, each mullion requires to be fixed back to the structure either by Gill Air's supporting struts or by the way of a parent structureor steelwork etc. Blades may overhang the mullions by a maximum of 300mm at each end of the assembly or panel.

Mitred corners can be achieved by utilising this overhang depending upon applications; blades however will not be physically fixed to adjacent corner panels.