{"id":1922,"date":"2021-06-28T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwfcontr.wwwmi3-ts9.a2hosted.com\/insyncsolar.com\/?page_id=1922"},"modified":"2021-08-05T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:47:47","slug":"passive-house-solar-shades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/passive-house-solar-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive House Solar Shades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-24608 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-408254 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-208987 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h1 class=\"kc_title\">Passive House Solar Shades<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-24621 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Passive House is designed to achieve maximum solar heat gain by orienting its largest windows with southern exposure with the intent of providing at least 50% of the building\u2019s heating demand. While this works well in the winter months when the low angled sun radiates heat into the space, this solar radiation becomes excessive during the summer months and needs to be shaded. InSync Solar provides both exterior and interior shades with the needs of the Passive House in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-743656 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-18_at_11.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-925626 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta_button\" href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/shading-consultation-contact-us\">Learn More about Shading Consultant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-897546 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to prevent too much solar heat gain from entering through the windows is with exterior window shades.\u00a0<a href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/product-exterior-solar-shades\/\">Exterior window shades<\/a>\u00a0are an excellent solution because of its superior performance in reducing solar heat gain. The graphic below tells it all. A space with no shades allows 80% solar heat gain to enter a space. An\u00a0<a href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/interior-solar-shades\/\">interior shading<\/a>\u00a0solution offers better results blocking over\u00a050% of the solar heat gain. However, for maximum results nothing beats an exterior window shade, which blocks over 85% of solar heat gain.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-881422 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-18_at_11.05.44_AM.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-363491 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>InSync Solar offers a wide selection of shades, blinds and shutters for the Passive House. Below are some of our most popular exterior and interior shading solutions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cable Guided Exterior Shade:<\/strong><br \/>This gravity assisted exterior solar shade is elegantly designed and very versatile for both residential and commercial projects. The aluminum cassette is powdered coated in a range of standard colors or can be custom finished. The side cables are able to be mounted to the wall or floor as well as be integrated into the building fa\u00e7ade.\u00a0<a href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/blog\/blog-cable-guided-exterior-solar-shades\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-129756 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1019.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-207593 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zip Shade Exterior Shade<br \/><\/strong>The Zip Shade is a breakthrough design that is revolutionizing the window shade industry. We call it a Zip Shade because a zipper-like locking device is welded to the fabric edges. The zipper\u00a0slips\u00a0into a side channel that keeps the fabric from falling out. The bottom hem-bar is weighted so when the shade is completely closed the fabric provides a drum like cover to the window.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/zip-shade-system\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-610320 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-16-at-10.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-300253 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior Shades for The Passive House<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though exterior shading solutions are preferred, they may not be possible for a variety of reasons, such as, \u201cwe never planned for exterior shades, now it\u2019s too late\u201d, or \u201cwe don\u2019t have a budget for motorized shades\u201d, or just simply \u201cwe don\u2019t want exterior shades, we want\u00a0interior shade\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-921256 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-18_at_11-1.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-442453 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>This incredible performer has a thin metallized coating on the street side of the fabric. This allows the sunlight to reflect off the fabric and back out though the glass. The result from the reflective backing is low transmittance, highly reflective and good absorbance numbers.\u00a0<a href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/blog\/blog-interior-shades-for-the-passive-house\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-546399 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen_Shot_2016-01-18_at_11-2.webp\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-394489 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-665460 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-152605 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta_button\" style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;\" href=\"\/insyncsolar.com\/an-architects-guide-to-exterior-solar-shades\">Architect&#039;s Guide to Exterior Shading Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1922","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Passive House Solar Shades - InSync Solar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/insyncsolar.com\/Staging\/passive-house-solar-shades\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Passive House Solar Shades - InSync Solar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Passive House Solar Shades The Passive House is designed to achieve maximum solar heat gain by orienting its largest windows with southern exposure with the intent of providing at least 50% of the building\u2019s heating demand. 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