The UK is in a heatwave this week, and suddenly

The UK is in a heatwave this week, and suddenly everyone's talking about overheating in buildings.

Yet this conversation is worth having year round.

Well certification sets measurable thresholds on the impact a building has on the people inside it. Each connects directly to how glazing and shading are resolved at the specification stage:
• Thermal comfort.
• Glare.
• Daylight quality.

Radiant heat from unshaded glass creates conditions air conditioning cannot fix; it treats the problem, not the cause. External shading intercepts solar gain before it enters the envelope, and that's precisely what WELL's Thermal Comfort concept is built around.

Using automated systems responding to actual solar conditions, makes them the most reliable way to meet daylight glare limits across a building's full range of occupancy patterns. A fixed blind position set at the handover isn't a suitable shading strategy.

Are WELL requirements changing how shading is specified on your projects? We'd be glad to talk it through: [email protected]
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