Leading  full-­‐service  provider  of  metal  fabrics  for  architectural  solu7ons  

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Who is GKD Metal Fabrics?

What Do We Weave?

Projects  

UCSF

SUNSHADING

San  Francisco,  CA  

 

Education City

Doha,  Qatar  

 

SUNSHADING

European Court of Justice

Luxemburg  City,  Luxemburg  

 

SUNSHADING

Okatech – Public Library

Des  Moines,  IA  

 

SUNSHADING

Benefits  

Benefits – Stainless Steel

Benefits - Flexible

Benefits – Minimized Sub-Structure

Benefits – Attachments

Benefits – Solar Management

Lake  Nona,  FL  

 

Sunshading Benefits – Reduced Cooling Loads

Benefits - Daylighting

UF  Research  Center-­‐  Lake  Nona,  FL  

 

Focus:  Sun  Shading  How  does  it  work?  

How does it work?

Incidence  Angle  =  20  Degrees  

 Incidence  Angle  =  51  Degrees  

 

How does it work?

Solar Properties 0-30 DEGREES = 8% IMPROVEMENT

30-60 DEGREES = 40% IMPROVEMENT

Solar  Proper7es  

Solar Properties

-Transmittance -Reflectance

-Visible Light -Solar Energy

-SHGC -Incidence Angle

-0 degrees -30 degrees -60 degrees

Defining Design Requirements

We  work  with  the  architect  to  meet  or  exceed  the  minimum  requirements  to  achieve  the  desired  solar  heat  gain  coefficient.  

Courtesy  of  ASHRAE  

 

Sunshading  Meshes  

Solar Metal Fabrics – Omega 1510

Solar Metal Fabrics – Lago

Solar Metal Fabrics – Escale 5x1

Solar Metal Fabrics – Helix 24

Case  Studies  

EMU- Ypsilanti, MI - Case Study

YpsilanA,  MI  

 

EMU- Ypsilanti, MI - Case Study

   UN-­‐SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  94  DEGREES  

   SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  82  DEGREES  

EXTERIOR  AIR  TEMP  75  DEGREES  

GKD-USA Project - Cambridge, MD- Case Study

   UN-­‐SHADED  WALL  109  DEGREES  

   SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  98  DEGREES  

EXTERIOR  AIR  TEMP  87  DEGREES  

GKD-USA Project - Cambridge, MD- Case Study

   SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  MULLION  89  DEGREES  

   UN-­‐SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  MULLION  98  DEGREES  

INTERIOR  AIR  TEMP  81  DEGREES  

GKD-USA Project - Cambridge, MD- Case Study

Cal Iso Project - Folsom, CA - Case Study

   UN-­‐SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  121  DEGREES  

   SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  100  DEGREES  

EXTERIOR  AIR  TEMP  90  DEGREES  

Cal Iso Project - Folsom, CA - Case Study

   UN-­‐SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL    

MULLION  97  DEGREES  

   SHADED  CURTAIN  WALL  

MULLION  82  DEGREES  

Cal Iso Project - Folsom, CA - Case Study

   SHADED  FLOOR  

77  DEGREES  

   UN-­‐SHADED  FLOOR  

86  DEGREES  

INTERIOR  AIR  TEMP  71  DEGREES  

Cal Iso Project - Folsom, CA - Case Study

Benefits -Stainless Steel -Flexible -Minimized Sub-Structure -Unlimited Attachments -Solar Management -LEED

Stop  by  the  GKD  Exhibit  to  learn  more  

www.GKDmetalfabrics.com