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Fixed

2013
Sunshades

Airfoil
blades
reimagined
see pages 8 & 9
C/S Sun Controls

C/S offers many

ways to control
the sun.
The right products and
expertise to help you achieve Cantilevered & Suspended
Sunshades

maximum energy reductions. Effective sun

control with a
variety of blade,
outrigger and
fascia styles.
Pages 6-23

Energy and the environment Commercial buildings consume 39%

Vertical Fixed Sunshades
of the energy and 74% of the electricity generated from oil, gas, nuclear The most effective
and coal-fired plants, which adversely impacts the environment. exterior sunshade
for east and west
The architectural solution That’s why the USGBC’s LEED® program elevations. Select
C/S Sun Controls from dozens of
enhance occupant
encourages architects to design buildings that save energy, let blade styles.
comfort, increases natural light in, keep heat gain out and still allow for maximum Pages 6-23
worker productivity
and improves occupant comfort and visibility.
educational
Lightshelves
performance. Reduce energy
C/S Sun Controls reduce energy costs C/S Fixed
costs by bringing
No Sun Controls reduce heat gain and glare, while daylight deeper
Sunshade
providing owners with major reductions on their into the building’s
2'-8" 36% interior. Call
Sunshade building’s skin load air conditioning requirement 1-800-631-7379
4'- 2"
Sunshade 42% and lighting energy usage.
C/S Sunshades
0% 100% have achieved Skylight Shutters
KW/Sq. Ft Savings Better buildings, better performance Several Cradle to Cradle
An AMCA study Silver Certification. Allow diffused
studies also show that buildings employing sun
suggests C/S Sun light into
Controls help controls and daylight management systems increase buildings while
achieve substantial reducing solar
reductions in total
worker productivity, lower absenteeism and improve
heat gain. Call
energy usage and educational performance. C/S can help with all of 1-800-631-7379
reductions in peak
energy demand. your Sun Control requirements; call 1-800-631-7379.

New C/S Solarmotion®

Operating Sun Controls
LEED® Credits in the Energy and Atmosphere Section (up to 35 points -NC & Schools)
C/S offers a complete line of operating
12% improvement (in building performance beyond the ASHRAE baseline) 1 point sunshades and architectural blinds
that maximize the control of light and
24% improvement (in building performance beyond the ASHRAE baseline) 7 points
solar heat gain
In the Energy and
Atmosphere section 36% improvement (in building performance beyond the ASHRAE baseline) 13 points to reduce energy
of USGBC LEED® costs. For details
Credits 2009 Edition, 48% improvement (in building performance beyond the ASHRAE baseline) 19 points and a free
Version 3, LEED® catalog, call
calls on architects Indoor Environmental Quality IEQ Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views: Daylight 75% of Spaces 1-800-631-7379.
to improve building
performance beyond Indoor Environmental Quality IEQ Credit 8.2 Daylight & Views: Daylight* 90% of Spaces
the baseline in
ASHRAE/IESNA *Achieve a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% (excluding all direct sunlight penetration) in 75% of all space
Standard 90.1-2007. occupied for critical visual tasks.
 C/S Sun Control Projects

Get the energy reduction

you need and the
look you want with
C/S Fixed Sunshades.

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Emily Couric Cancer Center @
1 UVA, Horizontal Shades
Architect: ZGF Architects
San Antonio Military Community Regional Medical Jenks Math and Center for Urban Waters, One Central Park East,
2 Medical Center, 3 Center, Vertical Sunshades, 4 Science, Horizontal and 5 Horizontal Sunshades 6 Vertical Sunshades,
Canopy Sunshades, Architect: RTKL Associates, Inc. Cantilevered Sunshades, and Solarmotion® Blinds, Architect: SmithGroup
Architect: RTKL Architect: GH2 Architects Architect: Perkins + Will
and TMP Architecture

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 C/S Custom Sunshades

Outriggers for
sunshades

The striking and effective way

to reduce energy costs.
Wedge

Cantilevered/Suspended Sunshades
Highly customizable, architects can select from a wide variety of blades, outriggers and
fascias. The projections can be up to 5' deep to suit the project’s shading requirements,
and these sunshades can be used in conjunction with C/S Lightshelves.
Tapered
Vertical/Horizontal Sunshades
These sunshades are perfect for applications
where greater control over direct sunlight C/S Sunshades can be
is required. The horizontal sunshades’ mounted on all curtain
wall buildings with
performance is determined by its blade projections up to 5'.
spacing and the total drop top to bottom. 2 Choose Outrigger
Vertical sunshades can be adjusted for total Box
shade or limited sun penetration in the
morning and afternoon.

Trellis
1 Choose Blade Style
or Design Your Own

Fascias

3 Choose
Fascia Style

Round

4 Choose Finish

Visit — www.c-sgroup.com/sun-controls — for comprehensive information about this product.

Rectangular

Blade
Styles

Bullnose

Airfoil Crescent Rect Tube Extruded Demi Fin Round Perforated Parallelogram Blade Tear-Drop Woodgrain Powdercoat Wedge
3" to 17" 6" to 10" 2" to 10" 6" to 10" 1" to 6" 8" to 16" 4" to 10" 4" to 10" 3" to 17"
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 Introducing Airfoil Lux

Keeps your building cool during the

day, and look even cooler at night.

Add drama to your building day or night with new Airfoil Lux Sunshades. Suitable for
all climates, Airfoil Lux blades and fascias utilize energy efficient, weather-resistant LED
lighting to dramatically outline or illuminate your building during evening hours.
Available in 8" or 12" widths Airfoil Lux provides 4.6 to 5.4 watts per foot. Power to the
blades is supplied by transformers (supplied by others) inside the building. The aluminum
portion of the Airfoil Lux blade comes with a C/S’ 20 Year AAMA 2605 Powder Coat finish.

Airfoil Lux blades

are available in 5 colors.

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 Nielsen Media Building
C/S Shadowline Sunshades University of South Florida
Architect: Alfonso Architects Inc.

C/S Shadowline Sunshades

Round Fascia
create a dramatic visual statement.
The Shadowline System
This system combines several standard C/S Grille/Sun Control components to
Rectangular Tube
create a custom appearance.

Designed for Effective Sun Shading

With projections up to six feet, Shadowline Sunshades are perfect for use on
curtain walls and standard construction. Select from a variety of infill patterns,
Bullnose Fascia fascia and outrigger styles.

Wedge Fascia Shadowline’s single

Shadowline’s open design reduces the
mass of traditional sunshades, while outrigger design attaches
still providing effective shading. easily to curtain wall and
standard construction.
Six standard infill panel
designs are shown below.
Call 1-800-631-7379 for All of our infill panels
custom patterns. reduce heat and glare
4 while providing filtered
light. Choose from one of
our six designs below.

3
1 Our four bold fascia styles
are designed to match any
building’s overall design.

Visit — www.c-sgroup.com/sun-controls — for comprehensive information about this product.

Infill Panel Choices

How it works

The Shadowline Sunshade is comprised of perimeter tube frames mechanically

fastened to a single outrigger through the use of 2" x 4" rectangular tubes. The Grille
infill panels create an airy effect. These sunshades can project off buildings 2' to 6'.

1 Choose Outrigger 2 Choose Infill 3 Choose Fascia 4 Choose

Style on Page 7 Panel or Custom on Page 7 Finish

Modular Lattice Myriad XXX Marquis 1"-4" Round or 4" Airfoil

Rectangular Tubes
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 Tampa Bay History Center
C/S Perform Sunshades Architect: Verner Johnson and Associates

Beautiful dappled light is the result.

C/S Perform panels are the palette.
C/S Perforated Canopy Sunshade
Standard This sunshade system provides buildings with effective sun control, yet offers
Curved
stunning visual effects by admitting soft dappled light.

Two Styles, Dozens of Options

C/S Perform curved and flat canopies employ a slender custom designed tube
support that mechanically captures our perforated sheet without the use of unsightly
welding. The Perform system can be designed to meet any wind or snow load.

Standard Four standard

Flat
infill patterns are
shown below.
Call 1-800-631-7379
C/S Perform Sunshades
for custom patterns.
can span 6' between 4
outriggers.
3

2 C/S Perform infill panels

provide soft dappled light
yet are highly effective at
controlling heat and glare.
1 1 Choose from one of our four
perforated designs below.

2
3

Visit — www.c-sgroup.com/sun-controls — for comprehensive information about this product.

Perforated Infill Patterns

How it works

Perform standard curved and flat perforated canopies can project up to 2' 6" without
intermediate supports. With supports these sunshades can project 4' or deeper.

1 Choose Curved 2 Select Projection 3 Choose Infill 4 Choose

or Flat Canopy Depth Panel Style Finish

Round Holes on 60˚ Staggered Centers Round Slots on Staggered Centers Round Holes on Straight Centers Square Holes on Straight Centers­­

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Medical Center with Horizontal Sunshades

Project:
University Medical Center
of Princeton
Plainsboro, NJ

Architect:
HOK & RMJM Hillier

Sun Control Type:

Horizontal Interior
Wood Veneer Sunshades

Project Description:
HOK and RMJM Hillier’s design
for the new Princeton Hospital
required that natural light be
facilitated through to 90% of
the building. HOK asked C/S to
provide “wood style blades” that
could span distances without
warping. C/S’ manufactured
custom wood veneer clad airfoil
blades were used on the two
interior walls of the main lobby.

Aluminum Bird
Mouth Bracket

Vertical Steel Tube

Extruded
Aluminum
Airfoil Blade

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 University Building with Horizontal Sunshades Corporate Headquarters with Horizontal Sunshades

Project: Project:
Marquette University Amazon Headquarters
Milwaukee, WI Seattle, WA

Architect: Architect:
Opus AE Group LMN Architects
in collaboration with
Shepley Bulfinch Sun Control Type:
Horizontal Perforated Sunshades
Sun Control Type:
Cantilevered and Project Description:
Vertical Sunshades For the new Amazon
Headquarters, LMN architects
Project Description: specified C/S sunshades to
C/S Cantilevered Tubular effectively reduce the building’s
Sunshades were specified energy usage for their LEED® Gold
on the east, west and north project. The architect specified
elevations of the Marquette Law a C/S Perform style perforated
School building. The radiused sunshades and had C/S mount
Cantilevered Sunshades 6" airfoil blades to the front of
integrate with the metal panel each unit. These C/S Perform
system, while maintaining a Sunshades allow for soft light to
flush appearance. The blades filter through the perforations
had to achieve spans in excess and cast interesting shadows
of 11' with projections off of the onto the shaded windows.
building structure of 6'.

Extruded Aluminum
Tube Blade

Aluminum
Perforated
Sheet
Vertical
Steel
Tube

Aluminum
Mounting
Bracket

Extruded
Aluminum
Bullnose Fascia

Custom Flat
Aluminum Airfoil
Plate Fascia
Aluminum
Outrigger
Mounting Tube
Bracket Support

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 University Building with Horizontal Sunshades Commercial Building with Vertical Sunshades

Project: Project:
Florida Atlantic University One Central Park East
Boca Raton, FL Phoenix, AZ

Architect: Architect:
Leo A. Daly SmithGroup

Sun Control Type: Sun Control Type:

Horizontal and Vertical Vertical Sunshades
Perforated Sunshades
Project Description:
Project Description: On their 25-story curtain wall
For Florida Atlantic University’s building, the architect employed
College of Engineering and two different shading systems
Sciences, architect Leo A. Daly for the eastern and southern
wanted to use perforated metal, elevations. 17" vertically oriented
to act as a sunscreen as well as extruded airfoils run the entire
being a design feature of the height of the structure with each
building. The architect specified blade spanning a floor with four
C/S Perform Sunshades model points of attachment. On the
200-4 to provide optimum southern elevations, the same
shading performance without 17" airfoils run horizontally to
obscuring the view to the provide shade during mid-day
outside. Working with the high sun angles.
architect, C/S Sunshade experts
supplied a full size mockup Custom Extruded 17"
sample and several perforated 2-piece Airfoil Blade

patterns, from which a final

design was then chosen to meet Glazing System
the architect’s LEED® Platinum Mullion with Integral
Receiving Bracket
design requirement.

Top/Bottom
Horizontal Vertical
Tube Steel Tube Steel

Round Tube
Perforated Sheet
Support with
Hidden Fasteners
Vertically Oriented
Perforated Custom Extruded
Sunshade System “Y” Mounting Bracket

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 University Building with Horizontal Sunshades University Building with Vertical Sunshades

Project: Project:
Houston Community College Peninsula College: Maier Hall
Houston, TX Port Angeles, WA

Architect: Architect:
HOK Schacht Alsani Architects

Sun Control Type: Sun Control Type:

Horizontal Sunshades Horizontal and Vertical
Perforated Sunshades
Project Description:
C/S Fixed Horizontal Sunshades Project Description:
make a dramatic statement To minimize solar heat
and significantly reduce the gain on multiple elevations,
interior heat and glare at HCC the architect specified
in Houston, TX. HOK specified a horizontal shades on the
custom horizontal “ladder type” east elevation and custom
airfoil sunshade to control the perforated vertical demi-fin
morning and afternoon sun blades that provide diffused
that affects both the front and light on the west elevation.
atrium portions of the building.
The exposed mullions attached
to the masonry walls are
exaggerated to add drama
to the sunshade design.

Extruded
Aluminum
Airfoil Blade

Perforated
Aluminum
Sheet

Aluminum
Bracket

Front/Rear Extrusions
Capture Sheet
Without Fasteners
Extruded
Aluminum Steel
Airfoil Blade Mounting
Custom
Bracket
Aluminum
Outrigger
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 C/S Sun Controls Mounting Options

C/S Sunshades are mounted on all types of structures throughout the world. C/S engineers will work with
you to provide the proper attachment for any masonry structure or curtain wall system. Below are typical
Masonry & Metal Building Construction
attachment details; for specific designs call 1-800-631-7379.

Concrete Block

Curtain Wall Construction

Brick

Filled and
Reinforced
Concrete Block
Steel Reinforcement “Butt Glazed” Steel Reinforcement
(If Required, Supplied By Glass (If Required, Supplied By
Curtain Wall Manufacturer) Curtain Wall Manufacturer)
Aluminum
Aluminum
Fish Plate
Sunshade
Aluminum Outrigger
Aluminum Sunshade Structural
Aluminum
Sunshade Outrigger Steel
Sunshade
Outrigger Curtain Wall Outrigger Curtain Wall
Mullion Mullion
Stainless Aluminum
Steel Nut Tee-Bracket
and Bolt

Head of Stainless Steel

Window Threaded Rods
Aluminum
Aluminum Aluminum Mounting Head of
Mounting Mounting Bracket Window
Bracket Bracket

On Curtain Wall On Curtain Wall Bolted to Steel Behind Brick On Block, Behind Brick

Steel
Reinforcement Metal Panel
(If Required,
Supplied By
Structural Steel Tube
Curtain Wall
Steel
Manufacturer)
Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum
Sunshade Sunshade Sunshade Sunshade
Outrigger Outrigger Outrigger Outrigger
Expansion
Curtain Wall Anchors
Steel
Mullion Tab Welded
Mullion/
Jamb to Steel Tube
Glass

Aluminum Head of Aluminum

Steel Tab Mounting Window Mounting
Welded to Bracket Bracket
Structural Steel Head of
Window

On Curtain Wall On Curtain Wall Steel Tab Welded to Steel Tube Behind Metal Panel Bolted to Concrete Lintel

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