Bioclimatic Façades responds to the extremes of external environmental conditions by controlling heat loss and gain, managing daylight and enhancing the quality of the indoor environment.
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Daylight Management
Maximise use of natural daylight to ensure greater visual comfort, reduce the need for artificial lighting, lowering energy consumption and operating costs.
Heating and cooling strategies
Dynamic Insulation™ provides better control of thermal exchanges, enhancing energy efficiency and maintaining thermal comfort.
Natural Ventilation
Automatic window controls reduce the air conditioning bill, and create a healthier and more productive working environment.
Somfy’s commercial solutions can be used in various areas of the building: the entire or part of the façade <Facade Management>, in a specific room <Local controls> or on a single window <Motorisation>.
Facade Management Systems
Centralized controls of shading devices are processed through the Somfy bus lines or open protocols.
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Local controls
Somfy has a wide range of controls that allow each user to control their own shading devices, whatever the technology may be.
Motorisation of openings & closures
Somfy provides motors for all the major applications used in commercial buildings today.
Somfy’s solutions for residential buildings can be applied to the whole house <Home Automation>, a specific room <Local controls & automatic systems>, or to a single window <Motorisation>.
Home Automation
Somfy has solutions to power and move all openings in the house <Home Motion by Somfy>. They can be operated alongside other systems as well, such as lighting <Interoperable solutions>.
Local controls & automatic systems
Somfy has a wide range of controls and automatic devices. The choice of technology depends on the building configuration, its usage and the occupants' way of living.
Motorisation of openings & closures
Somfy provides motors for all the major applications used in residential buildings today.
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Somfy Group is world leader in motors and automatic controls for openings and closures of homes and commercial buildings. Created in 1969, the Group, concerned by environmental issues, has launched a strategy aiming to foresee users' needs in terms of comfort, security and energy-savings.
Somfy operated worldwide via a network of 53 subsidiaries, 19 offices and 23 agencies across all 5 continents. With 8 production sites, Somfy has an efficient and responsive industrial assembly tool. Our high quality standards allow us to cater to 220 million users' and 30 000 commercial clients' needs worldwide.
Somfy SAS - 50 Avenue du Nouveau Monde - 74307 Cluses cedex - France.
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Why chooseFor the quality of its products
The endurance of our motors is tested in the most arduous climate conditions. Before it is installed, each Somfy motor is factory inspected to bring you guaranteed long-term reliability. The motors, like all Somfy equipment, are naturally compliant with safety standards.
A quality label
Somfy works with numerous other manufacturers to bring quality powered roller shutters and awnings. This equipment is the fruit of shared know-how and expertise, bringing efficiency and reliability. The “Powered by Somfy” label on the roller shutter or awning means that one can be sure of getting an equipment powered by a Somfy motor.
Somfy guarantee
Somfy offers its professional clients (installers, manufacturers, etc.) a 5-year guarantee on its motors and automatic systems starting from their date of manufacture. This guarantee is granted in the context of conditions that are clearly stated to the professionals. *Except for motors and automatic systems for gates and garage doors as well as Somfy equipment bought in DIY stores, which have a special 3-year guarantee.
Somfy motors are compliant with European and French safety standards. Motors for roller shutters and indoor and outdoor blinds are in line with the NF electricity standard issued by the AFNOR.
For innovationInnovation is an absolute priority for Somfy. The aim is to obtain the highest level of safety and comfort. In its research centres, Somfy employs over 400 engineers and technicians and holds over 314 patents.
For its network of partners
Experts are independent installers, specialists in Home Motion and trained to install Somfy motors and automatic systems. 25000 installers have been approved by Somfy throughout the world. So wherever you are you’ll find a qualified skilled professional not far from your commercial or residential project.
Our Foundation: for a better home in a better planet
In 2008, the Somfy Foundation refocused on a sole objective: "For a better home in a better planet", in which Somfy's core business converges with the issues raised by Sustainable Development. While pursuing its parnership work helping reconstruction in disaster areas, the Somfy Foundation now wishes to boost its role as a corporate patron taking action to meet the social & societal challenges faced by housing.
