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A new tool, dedicated to the calculation of energy savings

At a time when energy saving makes both financial and environmental sense the selection of window blinds becomes a major consideration.

Mermet®, as an active member of the SNFPSA organization, took part in the development of a very simple tool ‘'Textinergie”, for energy saving evaluation where textile solar protection is utilized.
With just a few clicks this tool helps quantify the potential energy savings of an office equipped with solar protection.

On the www.textinergie.org website, the user can configure the simulation by specifying the climatic zone, the building's facade orientation, office and glazing types, blind positioning and colour of the fabric. Two levels of results are available:

• Streamlined results: only energy savings on air-conditioning, lighting and heating costs.

• Detailed results: meteorological data, internal temperatures and consumption by type of charge are given for summer, winter and over all year.

The aim of ‘' Textinergie'' is to promote the use of passive solar protection in the service sector, to demonstrate that external solar protection is more efficient than internal and that the choice of shading material can make a big difference to performance.