Somfy for Bioclimatic Facades

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.

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Heating and cooling strategies

Dynamic Insulation™ provides better control of thermal exchanges, enhancing energy efficiency and maintaining thermal comfort.

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Natural Ventilation

Automatic window controls reduce the air conditioning bill, and create a healthier and more productive working environment.

 

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Commercial building solutions

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>.
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Facade Management Systems

Centralized controls of shading devices are processed through the Somfy bus lines or open protocols.

 

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Somfy Proprietary Systems

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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.

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Wired Technology

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Infrared Technology

Digital Technology

Control through IP

Motorisation of openings & closures

Somfy provides motors for all the major applications used in commercial buildings today.

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Interior shading devices

Exterior shading devices

Operable windows

Projection screens

Rolling shutters

Residential building solutions

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>.

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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>.

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Home Motion by Somfy

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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.

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Wired Technology

Radio Technology Somfy®

Infrared Technology

Digital Technology

Motorisation of openings & closures

Somfy provides motors for all the major applications used in residential buildings today.

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Interior shading devices

Exterior shading devices

Projection screens

Rolling shutters

Highlights

Somfy at Shanghai 2010 Expo

Somfy solutions to be experienced in more than 10 buildings at Shanghai 2010 Expo...

Partnership: Somfy and Philips

Somfy and Philips control light to optimize the working environment in buildings...

Somfy & hospitality buildings

Somfy solutions for the hospitality sector  to meet new demands for more luxury, comfort and energy saving...


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Somfy reference buildings

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Highlights

Somfy at Shanghai 2010 Expo


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Somfy solutions to be experienced in more than 10 buildings at Shanghai 2010 Expo... Some building names with the solution implemented::

- China Pavilion with motorised skylights,
- Rhône-Alpes Pavilion with both indoor and outdoor sun-shading systems,
Shanghai Eco Home with both indoor and outdoor sun-shading systems,
- United Kingdom Pavilion with Roller Blind,
- China Aviation Pavilion with both indoor and outdoor sun-shading systems,
- Madrid's UBPA Case,
- London's UBPA Case with motorised roller shutters,
- Culture Center with Curtain,
- Conference Center with motorised roller blind and Skylight,
- Joint Pavilion in Zone B with roller blind and FTS Skylight,
-...

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Partnership: Somfy and Philips


Philips

Somfy and Philips control light in buildings to deliver greater comfort and energy savings:

Somfy controls incoming natural daylight, while Philips controls artificial indoor light.The two companies’ complementary solutions allow optimal control of both. Together, Somfy and Philips can substantially reduce energy usage: 75% of a building’s energy consumption is used for lighting and heating/cooling.

Intelligent solutions from Somfy and Philips deliver maximum visual comfort and energy efficiency in buildings.

To know more, download the brochure or contact us.



Somfy are a member of the KNX Association


Somfy are one of the latest major manufacturers to become a member of the KNX Association representing manufacturers, systems integrators, distributors, users and training establishments for KNX technology in the United Kingdom.

By offering KNX controls with its open platform protocol, Somfy provides a vital service to the market place including support for systems integrators. "Membership of KNX UK and use of the KNX platform within our products will be important to our continued growth of the UK," says Ty Saville, Commercial Controls Manager for Somfy in the UK.

"We are delighted to welcome on board such a well known and progressive company as Somfy,” says KNX UK President Iain Gordon. “Our member numbers continue to grow as major manufacturers and other organisations using KNX technology recognise the benefits of KNX UK membership in promoting awareness in the UK building market.”

To learn more about Somfy's KNX solutions refer to facade management systems or click on the following link to learn more about the KNX Association http://www.knxuk.org/

 

 



Somfy & hospitality buildings


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Somfy had been working with international hotel chains for 10 years, on every continents, in many cities. Our expertise in openings & closures, has served hospitality demand for more luxury, comfort, technology, differentiation and energy saving. Many high-end hotels, from the top international hotel chains already use Somfy equipments of automation and controls.

The luxury hospitality sector is constantly required to meet new demands and new challenges: to provide increasingly personalized services, design innovative and unique concepts, comply with new environmental legislation and manage costs.

Discover, in details, based on our international experience in hospitality sector and on constant interaction with all hotels decision makers,
what kind of contribution Somfy would provide to design, innovation and guest experience in your hotel project.

Used to the specific characteristics of hospitality buildings, we are used to provide answers to operating cost management, REVPAR and ADR...

-> download the pdf brochure in English / in French

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-> contact us: hospitality@somfy.com



NEW KNX product database


We are please to announce that a new Somfy KNX product database is now available in the following languages:

  • English
  • German
  • Dutch
  • French
  • Danish
  • Finish 

The new Somfy KNX product data base includes all KNX products that can be found in the CBS catalogue 2010/2011

Products include;

  • KNX Motor controllers (Moco's)
  • AS315N weather station
  • ILT Interface 510i
  • KNX system components.

Click on the following link to download the database Somfy_KNX_product_database_DEC_09.zip

You may import the new Somfy KNX product data base into your exisiting ETS3 database. However we recommend that you create a new ETS3 database and import the new Somfy KNX product database into that.

 

 



Somfy is a UIA partner


International Union of Architects

Somfy is a partner of the International Union of Architects (UIA) whose primary mission is to allow architects to compare their ideas and conceptions, share their experiences, expand their knowledge and grow through their differences in order to better help improve living and environmental conditions. 

Somfy is a partner of the UIA mainly to reach its two key objectives:



Somfy supports the initiatives of ES-SO


ES-SO

The European Solar-Shading Organization (ES-SO) is an umbrella body representing the European solar shading  and roller shutter industry. Its objectives are to provide a permanent point of contact between its members and the European authorities, and to demonstrate that solar shading can make a substantial contribution to energy saving. 

http://www.es-so.com



Somfy organizes the third Living Architecture Seminar


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This year, the seminar was held in Quarto d'Altino, near Venice, from October 14th to 19th 2008. More than 120 participants were present at the event, amongst them were architects, heat engineers, investors and facade contractors... Over 15 nationalities were represented: Brazil, Mexico, The United States, China, Vietnam, Thailand, France, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates...

The seminar's main agenda: Energy performance of buildings. Speakers, from different backgrounds and experiences, brought forth the facade through various angles: new challenges, solutions, such as automated solar protection, sharing experiences...1



Somfy, a part of EuroAce


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EuroACE is an association based in Brussels, comprised of 22 companies specialized in manufacturing, distributing and installing products and services related to energy efficiency in buildings.

Their mission is to work with European organizations in order to help the European Union hold their commitment, in conformance to the Kyoto Protocol. in 2008, EuroAce namely answered to the call for contributors to recast the EPBD (Energy Performance in Buildings Directive), source of all national thermal regulation for members states of the European Union. EuroACE is a partner of EEW (Energy Efficiency Watch Initiative) and a part of the ASIEPI project (Assessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact).



Somfy is an active member of the UNEP-SBCI


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Buildings definitely play their part in GHG emission and therefore in global climate change. Even if strategies and technologies such as Bioclimatic Facades exist, the building industry still moves only slowly towards true sustainability. Having taken this into account, the UNEP has decided to coordinate a sectoral initiative, UNEP-SBCI, to promote worldwide adoption of sustainable buildings and construction practices.

http://www.unepsbci.org/