Recommendations for External Shade to Protect Against Solar Heat Gain
Wannabegreenbuilder
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I have a build location in a 6B environment but it has particularly schizophrenic micro weather patterns with high winds coming from the west. I am doing my usual overhangs above the southern windows but am concerned about too much solar heat gain in the summer. Is anyone aware of an external shade I might use that will survive severe west winds on a southern exposure? The Ray House (Fine House Building featured) had something like this but I wonder if it would hold up to high wind? Thanks in advance for any and all ideas or personal experience.
Andy
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A metal Brise-Soleil would work. They provide shade, but are robust and allow winds to pass through.
https://www.reliantmetal.co.uk/products/brise-soleil/
Wow! This is the power of GBA Q&A. I completely forgot to consider louvre based systems for this situation. I have looked at them before but have never used them. Is this one you suggested a particularly good one?
No sorry, it was pulled right off Google Images. Any of that sort of metal work I get done by local fabricators.