Summary:
This document includes amendments to EN 14501:2021. EN 14501:2021 applies to the whole range of shutters, awnings and blinds defined in EN 12216, described as solar protection devices in this document. It specifies the corresponding properties and classifications: - relating to thermal comfort: - the solar factor (total solar energy transmittance); - the secondary heat transfer factor; - the direct solar transmittance; - relating to visual comfort: - the darkening performance; - the night privacy; - the visual contact with the outside; - the glare control; - the daylight utilization; - the rendering of colours. This document is not applicable to the solar protection devices using fluorescent materials. The responsible German body involved in its preparation was DIN-Normenausschuss Bauwesen (DIN Standards Committee Building and Civil Engineering), Working Committee NA 005-09-01 AA "Doors, windows, shutters, building hardware and curtain walling (national mirror committee for CEN/TC 33 and ISO/TC 162)".
Keywords:
Antiglare devices, Awnings, Behaviour, Black-out, Blinds, Classification, Colour rendering index, Comfort, Construction, Doors, Endings, Evaluations, Performance, Performance requirements, Properties, Protection devices, Sunshading, Testing, Thermal output, Thermal protection, Thermal stress, Transmission ratios, Transmittance, Transparency, Venetian blinds, Visual, Visual protection, Weather protection systems, Windows