K–12 Education · Lake Bluff, IL
Lake Bluff Elementary School
211 shades solving two problems at once — spring-operated blackout shades as a classroom security tool, and clutch-operated solar shades preserving the rural views.
K–12 Education · Schiller Park, IL
Kennedy Elementary School
An addition and renovation project needing glare and heat control without giving up daylighting or the students' connection to the outdoors.
Project specification
- System
- SmoothMove® SM1 — Clutch Operated
- Control
- Clutch operated roller shades with #10 stainless steel bead chain
- Fabric
- High Performance KOOLBLACK® fabric, White/Charcoal
- Openness
- 3%
- Fascia
- 3" and 4" square — Anodized Aluminum
- Sector
- K–12 Education
- Location
- Schiller Park, IL
- Architect
- DLA Architects
Fig. 01Background
About Kennedy Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School in Schiller Park, IL is home to approximately 800 Kennedy Kubbies. Kennedy is a child-centered school with student learning and success at the heart of everything they do.
The solar control challenge
DLA Architects designed the addition and renovation project at Kennedy Elementary School.
DLA needed a solar control system that would mitigate the solar glare and heat levels but still allow an acceptable level of view-through to capture the benefits of daylighting and preserve a connection to the outdoors for students and staff.
The solution
DLA specified SmoothMove® manual roller shades fitted with KOOLBLACK® high performance fabric, which allows students and staff to enjoy the view-through benefits inherent in dark-colored fabrics but avoid the heat transmission issues that are typical with dark fabrics.
SmoothMove® roller shades were installed throughout the school providing an innovative, durable and great-looking solution to the solar control challenge.
Results
The school retains its daylighting and outward views while glare and heat are brought under control.
Fig. 03Related
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