Pilot project for Waterloo Catholic District School Board to improve natural day lighting in classroom settings. New, larger perimeter glazing was complimented with a variety of motorized shading devices including, daylight venetian blinds, light shelves and sunscreen roller shades.
Client:
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
Location:
270 Edwin Street, Kitchener, ON
Architect:
The Ventin Group Architects
General Contractor:
PM Contracting Ltd.
Products:
Nysan Motorized Venetian Blinds with 100mm slats -Regular
Nysan Motorized Venetian Blinds with 100mm slats -Daylighting
Nysan Manual and Motorized Sunscreen Roller Shades
Hunter Douglas - "BrightShelf" daylighting light shelves
Material:
Venetians: Solid 100mm slat in clear/silver finish
Roller Shades: Mermet "E" Screen 5%, Charcoal/Pewter colour
Bright Shelves: Ogee curved profile with bright polished anodized surface
Application:
Perimeter Glazing & Lighting Retrofit Project with energy saving initiatives.
Test site included interior daylighting solar collectors/protectors such as motorized
Daylighting Venetian Blinds, Reflective Light Shelves, Manual & Motorized Roller Shades.
Control system utilized optimal combination of natural and artificial lighting.