Effect of Indoor/Outdoor Blind Placement

Following the Photocell-Activated Blind Control experiment , a separate set of blind experiments was conducted in 2002. The purpose of this set of experiments was to determine summer energy savings from exterior and interior blind configurations.

Installation of exterior blinds on the south facing windows of the Test House (Testing Complete)

Preliminary results show an increase in summer energy savings from the use of outdoor blinds. These blinds reduce household energy gains from solar radiation, thus reducing the cooling load on air conditioning systems.

Report:

Assessment of Energy Performance of Window Shading Systems at the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
Galasiu, A.D. Reinhart, C.F. Swinton, M.C. Manning, M.M.
Research Report, NRC Institute for Research in Construction, (196)
pp. 21. 2005-05-03
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