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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Local controls & automatic systems
Opening and closing operations can be triggered by occupants themsleves (controls and remote controls), or by automatic devices (weather sensors and timer settings).
Controls and remote controls
According to the control technology used, the occupant sends the command to position shading devices with a simple touch of the fix or remote controls unit, of a touch-screen or from his/her computer.
Depending on the type of command, the user can either control several motors simultaneously or launch a separate operation for each group of motors..
The "my" function, a particularly beneficial Somfy exclusive feature !
"my" lets the user memorize a favorite position for an opening and access it immediately by pressing this key.
Automatic systems: Weather sensors
Weather sensors launch commands for shading devices and roller shutters according to meteorological factors and two main objectives:
- Protecting outdoor end-products: wind and rain sensors.
- Optimal use of shading devices for greater comfort and energy saving: sunlight and climate sensors.
Automatic systems : Timer settings
Blinds and roller shutters can be automatically controlled using set timers, meeting two main objectives:
- Protection of the residence: timer settings allow the occupants to simulate their presence when they are not home as well as ensure that all the roller blinds and shutters are closed at night.
- Energy saving: in winter, roller shutters are automatically lowered in the later afternoon hours to reduce heat loss through the windows.
Choosing the control technology directly impacts the motor.
Somfy has a wide range or motors with the different technologies embedded. But it is possible to connect external receivers to make motors compatible, in the case of renovation projects.