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2. Window covering - Wikipedia

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   Window coverings comprise materials used to cover a window to manage sunlight, privacy, additional weatherproofing or for purely decorative purposes. Window coverings are typically used on the interior side of windows, but exterior solutions are also available. Window coverings may be used to manage overheating and glare issues due to sunlight.

3. Window shutter - Wikipedia

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   Plantation shutters, typical of hot lower latitude climates like Florida, South Africa, the Mediterranean or Australia, typically have only two shutters per window and wide louver blades. [2] Other interior shutters use stationary louvers that do not rotate (fixed louvers); solid raised or flat panels; fabric inserts; or tinted glass.

4. Roller shutter - Wikipedia

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   Roll shutters on windows. Security roller shutters in a dead mall. A roller shutter, security shutter, coiling door, roller door or sectional overhead door is a specialized type of door or window shutter consisting of multiple horizontal slats, bars, or web systems interconnected through hinges. The mechanism involves lifting the door to open ...

5. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   The effectiveness of direct solar gain systems is significantly enhanced by insulative (e.g. double glazing), spectrally selective glazing , or movable window insulation (window quilts, bifold interior insulation shutters, shades, etc.). [22] Generally, Equator-facing windows should not employ glazing coatings that inhibit solar gain.

6. Sustainable architecture - Wikipedia

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   Low energy designs also requires the use of solar shading, by means of awnings, blinds or shutters, to relieve the solar heat gain in summer and to reduce the need for artificial cooling. In addition, low energy buildings typically have a very low surface area to volume ratio to minimize heat loss. This means that sprawling multi-winged ...

7. Shoji - Wikipedia

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   The wooden shutters placed in this groove interlocked edge-to-edge, and were called ama-do (雨戸, "rain-door"): they were storm shutters, used only at night and in poor weather. [ 93 ] [ 108 ] To open the building in the morning, each ama-do would be slid along ( rotating at corners ) to the end of groove, where they were stacked in a box ...