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Brochure Architectural sun control

Brochure Architectural sun control
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Brochure Architectural sun control

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Introduction
Duco Ventilation & Sun Control provides innovative solutions for maintaining optimal air quality in buildings such as residential, offices, schools, and care centers. Their systems integrate basic ventilation, mechanical extraction, purge ventilation, and solar shading to ensure a healthy indoor climate.
General Overview
Architectural solar shading is crucial for controlling indoor temperatures, especially as buildings become more airtight and insulation improves. Duco's systems offer both functional and aesthetic benefits, reducing cooling loads by up to 63% and temperatures by up to 12%.
DucoSun Systems
  • DucoSun C / CF / D: Features aluminum louvre blades secured with Duco's patented 'Slide-Click' system. Available in C, CF, or D blade types, these systems offer various installation options such as underslung, overslung, intermediate, framed, and vertical.
  • DucoSun 100 C / 100 D: A modular system with fixed C- or D-shaped blades, allowing quick assembly and large spans.
  • DucoSun 150 CF / 150 D: Combines the functional benefits of the 100 C blade with an elliptical design, offering strong blades for larger spans.
  • DucoSun Ellips: Offers seven sizes of elliptical blades, providing maximum diffused daylight and various assembly applications.
  • DucoSun Cubic: Features sleek, rectangular blades available in fixed or adjustable options, ensuring a harmonious façade alignment.
Installation and Testing
Duco's solar shading systems can be installed horizontally or vertically, with wind tunnel tests conducted at the von Karman Institute to ensure strength and durability. The systems are available in various finishes and colors, meeting Qualicoat and Qualanod quality specifications.
Conclusion
Duco's architectural sun control solutions offer a comprehensive approach to enhancing building aesthetics while ensuring energy efficiency and occupant comfort. Their range of products caters to diverse architectural needs, providing flexibility in design and installation.
DucoSlide Systems Overview
The document provides detailed information on DucoSlide solar shading systems, focusing on the LuxFrame and SlimFrame models. These systems enhance the aesthetic and functional aspects of building facades through innovative use of louvre blades.
DucoSlide Wood
This system combines wood and aluminum to create a visually appealing and durable solar shading solution. The wooden blades are quarter-cut and integrated invisibly within the aluminum frame, using Western Red Cedar for its resilience against weathering and rot.
DucoSlide LuxFrame
Available in 40/80 and 45/130 frame profiles, LuxFrame systems offer permanent external shading with sliding panels. They feature fixed or adjustable louvre blades, available in various sizes, and can be operated manually or electronically.
DucoSlide SlimFrame
This system uses 5/40 and 5/80 frame profiles with fixed louvre blades set at a specific angle. It provides maximum privacy and is available in different blade sizes, with manual or electronic operation.
Technical Specifications
The document includes detailed measurements for louvre blade height, spacing, and angle for different models, ensuring precise customization for architectural needs.
Support and Services
Duco offers tailored advice and support for architects and engineers, including access to technical sheets, specification texts, and assembly instructions. A BIM library is available for download, providing resources in various formats for integration into design software.
Contact Information
For further assistance, Duco provides contact details for personalized advice and project support.
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Duco Ventilation & Sun Control provides every building with a healthy supply of oxygen. With a comprehensive range of innovative natural and mechanical ventilation systems, either combined with external solar shading or otherwise, Duco offers the ultimate guarantee of a healthy and comfortable indoor climate. The occupant's health is, therefore, central to Duco. A well-thought-out combination of basic ventilation, mechanical extraction, purge ventilation and solar shading ensures optimum air quality. Duco provides an innovative solution for residential buildings, offices, schools or care centres where...

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DISCLAIMER Illustrations in this catalogue may differ from actual product. Printing errors and/or changes excepted. Duco reserves the right to amend this information at any time. The information stated is valid as at 07.03.2019 and may be subject to changes in legislation.

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DucoSlide LuxFrame SCHEVENINGEN (NL)

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ARCHITECTURAL SOLAR SHADING: FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETIC Now that we are making buildings even more airtight, using thicker insulation materials and the number of hot days is increasing noticeably every year, the search for alternatives to keep indoor temperatures under control is more than ever a ‘hot topic’. Do you want to counteract the warming of your building as much as possible in a natural and energy-efficient way, and preferably as aesthetically as possible? Forget white roofs, sunproof glazing or (roller) blinds, and choose architectural solar shading - in combination with intensive ventilation...

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DUCOSUN STRUCTURAL SOLAR SHADING With Duco’s solar shading, there are numerous options. There are systems with fixed and adjustable louvre blades, discrete and striking designs, and horizontal and vertical lines. Your ultimate choice of solar shading system will depend on your available budget and the technical possibilities, and of course on your personal taste. But whatever system you choose: Duco guarantees an optimum balance between as little heat from the sun as possible and as much daylight as possible. External solar shading systems in which the aluminium louvre blades are locked into...

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^ Horizontally Horizontally installed solar shading systems keep the heat out at warmer times of the year (May-September), while allowing the heat from the low sun in during the colder months (October-April). This ensures optimum energy gain. Vertically installed solar shading systems offer maximum privacy while maintaining the view outside. With vertically installed solar shading systems the space can be darkened. With vertically installed systems of the types DucoSun Ellips, DucoSun Cubic and DucoSun Linear, the louvre blades can be fitted both horizontally and vertically. The strength of external...

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DUCOSUN C / D / CF SUBTITLE Ut et ut et optatumquo blaut vitecullandi tem incipite nihilla borioris quam ligentem que et et dem facea iliquae ctassinus endit eicae. Hitatur? Apit omniminctem hicipsa ndipsantota preste senti recusandis soluptatur magnis sumquatur, id quam laborerunt quid es eos et landa dolorest, cum doluptatiis et dolorum fugit quat labore sequi sitiusda que Overslung The many different types of blade (Z, S, V, L, etc.) guarantee the right look for every project. → Framed The many different types of blade (Z, S, V, L, etc.) guarantee the right look for every project. → Framed...

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DUCOSUN C / CF / D SYSTEMS External solar shading systems in which the aluminium louvre blades are locked into place on plastic blade holders. These are firstly secured into place on the aluminium support profile using Duco’s patented SlideClick system. Choose from three different types of louvre blade: C, CF or D. Fitting: Blades below the support profiles Fitting: Blades above the support profiles Fitting: Blades between the support profiles Fitting: Blades in a frame profile Vertically Fitting: Blades vertical, solar shading in the surface of the façade

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DucoSun 100 C/100 D Solar shading with discrete ‘C- or D-shape’ louvre blades DucoSun 100 C/100 D is an architectural system consisting of modular components with fixed C- or D-blades. Thanks to the patented Duco “Slide-Click” system, the louvre blades are secured quickly and easily in a fixed angle to the support structure. →→Simple component system. →→Louvre blades with discrete C- or “elliptical” D-design. →→Quick assembly thanks to the patented “Slide-Click” system. →→Large span possible with the 100 D louvre blade. →→Specific assembly application in any technical construction situation....

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Summary table for DucoSun 100 C / 100 D

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DucoSun 150 CF/150 D Solar shading with ‘elliptical’ louvre blades DucoSun 150 CF/150 D is an architectural system consisting of modular components with fixed louvre blades. Thanks to the patented Duco “Slide-Click” system, the louvre blades are secured quickly and easily in a fixed angle to the support structure. Louvre blades types 150 CF and 150 D combine the functional benefits of the basic 100 C blade with the attractive, elliptical design of the DucoSun Ellips blade. The louvre blades are particularly strong. This allows a greater span and fewer support profiles are needed. →→Simple system...

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Underslung DucoSun 150 D vertically

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DucoSun Ellips Solar shading with a choice of seven elliptical louvre blades This solar shading system is available with fixed or electronically adjustable louvre blades. These are installed on site to the support structure (horizontal or vertical). Here, many different angles are possible. This enables the system to provide the optimum shade, irrespective of the glass surface area and irrespective of where the sun is coming from. The elliptical louvre blades ensure the maximum amount of diffused daylight. They are available in seven sizes: 100 - 150 - 200 - 250 - 300 - 350 - 400. DucoSun Ellips...

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DUCOSUN ELLIPS Intermediate Fitting: Horizontally Fixed overhanging canopy with project-related wall and side plates Fitting: Horizontally Fixed module with horizontal louvre blades and project-based composite plates Standard side plates also available Fitting: Vertically Horizontal louvre blades in a fixed bracket ensure a continuous façade view Fitting: Vertically Horizontal louvre blades in a base and bracket ensure a continuous façade view Fitting: Vertically Electronically operated louvre blades in horizontal or vertical position → SPAN TABLES: look at page 28

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.