Finally an ingenious invention: In just a few simple steps you can provide optimal sun protection on your windows with a so-called textile screen. Even in our temperate climate, the sun can sometimes be too much. Especially if you have a lot of windows or rooms under the roof, you can “sing a song about it” on hot summer days.
How does a textile screen work and what is it exactly? We give a brief overview and spoke to energy consultant Lars Häußler.
Without drilling or gluing: textile screen that you can click in
They are ideal for subsequent installation and adapt perfectly and almost invisibly to the appearance of the building: textile screens like the WinClip Cool. To do this, measure the width of your window frame and use this data to order your individual textile screen - this is a wind-stable sun protection fabric. Insert this into the window frame using retaining clips. To do this, insert the wire frame that goes around the fabric into the retaining clips.
The highlight: This type of fastening is also suitable for tenants. It can be removed quickly and without leaving any residue. No adhesive residue remains on the window frame (no suction cup system).
Heat stays outside with textile screen
Energy consultant Lars Häußler also approves of this new kind of sun protection from the outside: “Sun protection that is installed on the outside makes much more sense than sun protection from the inside. Once the solar heat is in the building, it has to be dissipated there or the room has to be cooled again. This requires energy, which is not necessary with external sun protection. The energy required to reduce the temperature can therefore be donated to yourself. In such a case, the energy balance is significantly better than with internal sun protection. Saving energy – that’s the magic word.”
No insects or prying eyes with the textile screen
The UV-resistant textile screen makes it difficult to see into the room from the outside, but from the inside you have a good view of the outside. The textile screen also offers protection from annoying insects - a welcome help, especially in summer. Who does not know that? A mosquito is annoying in the bedroom all night long. At best, their nasty humming will only rob you of sleep. But if it also stings, you get a nasty itch. It's clear: summer is the wedding of many insects that get on our nerves. Without the use of chemicals, your textile screen on the window automatically keeps them at a distance.
Weather-resistant & durable
With their weather-resistant and durable fabrics, the textile screens protect your living spaces. The innovative high-tech textiles are characterized, among other things, by a PVC coating and are highly weatherproof, so that even sun and rain as well as wind and hail do not affect the fabric.
Easy to care for and environmentally friendly
The tailor-made sun protection is easy to care for. The fabric can be easily wiped clean with a damp cloth. In addition, the innovative solution for sunny building facades is extremely environmentally friendly and sustainable as the product is durable and stable.
Ventilate? Why, surely!
In the evening or morning you can easily open your window and ventilate. Despite the textile screen, enough air gets into the room. Thanks to the sophisticated technology with the retaining clips, the long-lasting sun protection stays in place even when the window is fully open.
Include textile screens when building a house
Energy consultant Lars Häußler strongly recommends that homeowners find out about funding options before installing sun protection on windows. Up to 20 percent funding is possible for individual measures. As a rule, only external sun protection devices are supported. “In any case, you should ask before you get started,” is his final advice.
Incidentally, summer thermal protection is regulated in the Building Energy Act. Energy consultant Lars Häußler is familiar with paragraph 14 and quotes the following from it: “The aim of proof of summer heat protection is to make an assessment of the heating behavior of rooms in buildings as early as the planning phase and to rule out overheating of the rooms. Based on the standard, the planner (energy efficiency expert, architect) can influence various components that are important for the summer warm-up behavior at an early stage. These include: the orientation of the windows to the cardinal points, the position of the window surfaces (wall or roof surface), the type of glazing, the type and position of the sun protection, the size of the window surface in relation to the floor area, the type of ventilation of the rooms, the Use of passive cooling and the construction method of the room-encompassing components.”
Lars Häußler works as an energy consultant at the Regional Energy Agency in Ulm.