S O L A R A ND OPT I CA L P R OP E RT I E S SOLAR GAIN
SHADING CO-EFFICIENT
The amount of heat increase resulting from solar energy entering a room. It is the total of three separate parts - the amount of energy transmitted directly into the room, the energy which is absorbed by the blind and a proportion of the energy which is absorbed by the window.
The solar heat gain with the blind at the window divided by the solar heat gain with no blind at the window. The lower the shading co-efficient, therefore, the higher the efficiency of the fabric.
U N I S H A DE ® S O L A R A N D O PT IC AL P ERFORMAN C E Solar
Visible
UV Solar Block Block QRF % %
RS %
TS %
AS %
RV %
TV %
AV %
Naro
72
0
28
78
0
22
100
100
8
White
73
0
27
85
0
15
100
100
8
Shell
72
0
28
82
0
18
100
100
Cream
74
0
26
85
0
15
100
Beige
57
0
43
60
0
40
100
Taupe
48
0
52
47
0
53
Chocolate
19
0
81
19
0
81
Dove
54
0
46
55
0
Ash
37
0
63
38
0
Charcoal
18
0
82
18
Flint
20
0
80
21
Kara
12
0
88
11
Black
6
0
94
6
Luna
56
0
44
68
Rayon
49
0
51
Red
44
0
56
Morello
32
0
Mulberry
19
0
Atmosphere
53
Batik
56
Kiwi Glade
GTOT CF
SC
DGLE TGLE
BLO C KO UT
SG
DG
SG
DG
DGLE
TGLE
6
0.29
0.32
0.33
6
0.28
0.32
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.37
0.38
0.38
0.32
0.33
0.37
0.38
0.37
8
6
0.29
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.34
0.38
0.38
0.38
100
8
6
0.28
100
6
6
0.38
0.31
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.36
0.37
0.37
0.40
0.38
0.37
0.43
0.46
0.44
0.43
100
100
5
6
100
100
2
6
0.43
0.45
0.41
0.40
0.49
0.51
0.47
0.46
0.60
0.60
0.51
0.48
0.69
0.68
0.58
0.55
45
100
100
5
62
100
100
4
6
0.39
0.42
0.39
0.38
0.45
0.48
0.45
0.44
6
0.49
0.50
0.45
0.43
0.57
0.58
0.51
0.49
0
82
100
100
0
79
100
100
2
6
0.61
0.60
0.51
0.48
0.70
0.69
0.58
0.56
2
6
0.59
0.59
0.50
0.48
0.68
0.68
0.58
0.55
0
89
100
0
94
100
100
1
6
0.64
0.63
0.53
0.50
0.74
0.73
0.61
0.58
100
1
6
0.68
0.66
0.55
0.52
0.78
0.76
0.63
0.60
0
32
100
100
6
6
0.38
0.40
0.38
0.37
0.44
0.47
0.44
0.43
29
0
71
18
0
82
100
100
4
6
0.42
0.44
0.41
0.39
0.49
0.51
0.47
0.45
100
100
3
6
0.45
0.47
0.42
0.41
0.52
0.54
0.49
0.47
68
12
0
81
11
0
88
100
100
2
6
0.52
0.53
0.46
0.44
0.60
0.61
0.53
0.51
89
100
100
1
6
0.60
0.59
0.50
0.48
0.69
0.68
0.58
0.55
0
47
51
0
49
100
100
5
6
0.40
0.42
0.40
0.38
0.46
0.49
0.45
0.44
0
44
47
0
53
100
100
5
6
0.39
0.41
0.39
0.37
0.44
0.47
0.44
0.43
44
0
56
42
0
58
100
100
4
6
0.45
0.47
0.42
0.41
0.52
0.54
0.49
0.47
25
0
75
14
0
86
100
100
2
6
0.57
0.56
0.49
0.46
0.65
0.65
0.56
0.53
Escape
34
0
66
19
0
81
100
100
3
6
0.51
0.52
0.46
0.44
0.59
0.60
0.52
0.50
Cyan
41
0
59
22
0
78
100
100
3
6
0.47
0.48
0.43
0.42
0.54
0.55
0.50
0.48
Lapis
15
0
85
11
0
89
100
100
1
6
0.63
0.62
0.52
0.49
0.72
0.71
0.60
0.57
Navy
9
0
91
7
0
93
100
100
1
6
0.66
0.65
0.54
0.51
0.76
0.74
0.62
0.59
Gtot and SC values in accordance with: EN Calculations 52022-1, EN Reference Glazing EN 52022-2
G LOSSARY T: % Transmittance. R: % Reflectiveness. A: % Absorption. UV Block: Percentage of UV light blocked by the fabric.
QRF: Quick Reference Factor. CF: Colour Fastness. gtot: The solar factor entering a building through a window and the shading device combined.
SC: Shading Co-efficient. SG: Single Glazing. DG: Double Glazing. TGLE: Triple Glazing Low Emissivity. DGLE: Double Glazing Low Emissivity.