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PROPOSALS
BY THE WORLD LEADER FOR
M O T O R I S AT I O N A N D A U T O M AT E D C O N T R O L
OF OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS
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21 ST CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
WILL BE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND
Architecture and the building industry are experiencing irreversible change. They are
discovering - or rediscovering through ecologically sound design - not only how to show
more respect for the environment, but also how to derive greater benefit from what it can
contribute, namely natural environmental comfort.
This is a matter for everyone involved, from designers to builders and including the
materials manufacturers, engineers, heating technicians and computer scientists. Every
sector has its part to play, in particular office buildings.
For its part, the world leader in motorisation and automated openings in buildings SOMFY - has fully anticipated this radical change, which will be the hallmark of the
architecture of our century.
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CITÉ INTERNATIONALE
Lyon – France
Architect : Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Windows and screens
320 motors
Individual controls
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GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
Bilbao - Spain
Architects : Franck O. Gehry / Cesar Caycoya
Horizontal shades and screens
40 motors + 25 FTS systems
Individual and general controls
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CHRYSLER
Brussels - Belgium
Interior comfort screen
25 motors
General control and light sensors
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NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY
Nottingham - England
Architect : Sir Michael Hopkins and partners
Interior venetian blinds / exterior awnings
620 motors
Wind/light sensors
SOMFY AT THE HEART
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN
The environmental problem demands a multi-facetted technical response. This comprises a combination of solutions
which, between them, generate synergy effects which are all
the more positive, because they are integrated at the earliest
stages of the design process.
By the very nature of its solutions, SOMFY is playing its part in
the implementation of ecologically sound design.
Motorisation and the automated control of solar protection
devices and windows for natural ventilation are playing a
direct and quantifiable role in this process.
Thanks to its presence in every climatic region on five continents, SOMFY’s experience and solutions are unique.
THE ENVIRONMENT
IS A MATTER OF URGENCY
The Rio Declaration (1992), the Agendas 21 and the Kyoto
Protocol are all pointing in the same direction: Man must
quickly gain control of his consumption of energy. If nothing or very little - is done, climatic change and the greenhouse
effect will drastically disrupt the economy of the planet and
the quality of life of its inhabitants. Reducing energy consumption and the amount of waste products released into the
atmosphere by lowering the demand for heating and air conditioning is a feasible objective in the building industry, which
is responsible for nearly 20 % of CO2 emissions and almost 30
% of greenhouse gases. Techniques for controlling heat transfer through external walls are not only in sight, they are a
reality and, in addition, the ecologically sound office building
offers an unrivalled degree of living and working comfort. For
many years, with its products and research, SOMFY has consciously pursued an ecologically sound line of development
and this is why, to a great extent, the company’s solutions
have anticipated these requirements and expectations.
A LEGAL
OBLIGATION
Project managers and contractors are aware that sustainable development is becoming an obligation and this
is expressed by, among others, the European Directive on
Energy Conservation in Buildings (2002). Countries such as
Germany (EnEV), France (RT 2000), Switzerland (Minergie),
Scandinavia and the United States (Green Building, LEED) have
already introduced standards, constraints and financial assistance. Labels, such as the Passive Habitat in Germany, and
measures such as Haute Qualité Environmentale [High
Environmental Quality] in France are the subject of increasingly rich exchanges of experience.
Nowadays, invitations to tender and specifications in both the
private and public sectors reflect this dimension almost as a
matter of routine and, moreover, this is an irrefutable competitive and economic argument.
CONSIDERATION
FOR THE USER
SOMFY has a sound knowledge of users and their expectations, continuously enhanced by scientific research,
market surveys and consumer tests. It is equally evident that
the end user wishes to retain control of solar protection
devices in order to be able to create his own lighting environment. Varied working conditions (at the computer screen, on
paper, meetings involving the use of slides and OHP projectors) also demand a degree of design freedom.
SOMFY is placing all its accumulated knowledge at the disposal of the building profession, maintaining regular contact
in order to develop solutions, which promote the comfort of
these end users while conforming to environmental standards.
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GALERIES LAFAYETTE
Berlin - Germany
Architects : Nouvel & Cattani, 1991-1996
Interior venetian blinds and exterior screens
Individual (1.700) and general controls
THE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BUILDING:
MORE COMFORTABLE,
LESS COSTLY AND MORE PRODUCTIVE
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ATASSY RESIDENCE
Beirut – Lebanon
Screens
30 motors
Individual controls with radio remotes
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BMW
Toronto - Canada
Shades
Light sensors
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AUTOMATED SOLAR PROTECTION
keeps working conditions
pleasant all the time
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ORIENTAL TV TOWER
Shanghai - China
Screens
36 motors
Group controls
Solar protection and natural ventilation are two fundamental factors governing the environmental efficiency of
a building, in terms of controlling energy consumption as well as improving working conditions.
A pleasant visual appearance, combined with the ability to see outside and the feeling of breathing fresh and
replenished air are factors, which have a direct bearing on contentment and productivity. Moreover, users,
company medical departments and unions are becoming increasingly sensitive to the positive quality of
working conditions. Thus, when taken into consideration at the outset, investment in environmental design
creates profitability in two ways.
MAKING BETTER
USE OF
NATURAL LIGHT
It is perhaps easy to overlook the fact that natural light
is a necessity for human beings. A recent American
survey shows that 8 out of 10 employees suffer from inadequate lighting intensity in their offices and 3 out of 4 would
like to be able to control the lighting at their workplace. Many
scientific studies have demonstrated the importance of adequate natural light in relation to health, well-being and, in
turn, productivity.
Today, the rules for good lighting are well known. The Rule of
1/3/10 is applied by the majority of design offices. The fitting of
internal or external blinds in order to automatically or manually control the required lighting intensity, in conjunction
with artificial lighting, is a prerequisite for achieving the optimum lighting levels and ideal personalised working
conditions.
RULE 1/3/10
French technical standard NF X 35-103 specifies
the recommended lighting levels in an office.
The difference in luminosity between what is
perceived by the eye (a 30∞ cone) and the visual
task (a sheet of paper for example) should fall
within the ratio 1:3 and 1:10 between the
perceived luminosity (a 90∞ cone) and the
luminosity of the surfaces situated within the
field of view (a window for example). Without
solar protection, this visual comfort is seldom
attained during daylight hours.
CREATING
AND ENHANCING
NATURAL VENTILATION
Natural ventilation, as a supplement to mechanical air conditioning, is another particularly promising avenue of research.
SOMFY motorisations in windows (whether accessible or inaccessible) and control systems are the solution to a wide variety
of problems regarding ventilation, nocturnal cooling and air
conditioning. They have the effect of reducing energy
consumption as well as the overall size of the systems.
BETTER CONTROL
OF HEAT TRANSFER
THROUGH WINDOWS
The exterior wall is the principal point of heat transfer
between the inside and the outside of a building.
Regardless of the geographical location of the building, its
orientation, its type of exterior wall (double-skinned for
example), motor-driven and automatically controlled internal or external solar protection devices provide effective and
flexible control of this thermal exchange, either in conjunction with or without special windows.
SOMFY sensors control the automatic opening and closure of
external blinds, screens or internal Venetian blinds in a wide
range of positions according to changes in weather conditions
during the day, at night and with the changing seasons. Used
in conjunction with management software programmes, they
react with precision in order to limit consumption by heating
and/or air conditioning systems or even replacing them, as is
the case with some ‘green’ buildings in Holland, the USA and
Germany. In this way, for a total additional investment of 1 %,
an exterior wall equipped with automated screens can reduce
the cost of air conditioning by up to 50 %.
THE AESTHETICS
OF MOBILITY
The automated drive unit provides centralised and
personalised control at the same timee. External blinds
can play an important role in the aesthetics of an exterior
wall: a single control unit, for example, can perfectly align all
the blinds and place them in predefined and harmonious
positions. However, the exterior wall can become even more
animated if each individual window control unit is personalised. The benefits of this mobility are to be found inside the
building, where Radio Technology Somfy™ or infrared technology make it simpler to design or redesign office layouts,
now that the electric cables have disappeared.
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SOMFY SOLUTIONS:
MOTORISATIONS
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NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY
Nottingham - England
Architect : Sir Michael Hopkins and partners
Interior venetian blinds / exterior awnings
620 motors
Wind / light sensors
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REFLECTIONS ON COMPUTER SCREENS
generate a significant visual fatigue.
Blinds or screens
cut tiredness significantly
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QUAY GRAND 2
Sydney - Australia
Architects : Henry Pollock & Associates
Exterior solar screens
112 motors
Individual switches linked to wind sensor, group controls
EDF MONTPELLIER
Montpellier - France
Architect : Agency ARTE
Interior venetian blinds integrated in the double glazing facade
250 motors
Individual controls with infrared remotes,
wind/light sensor linked to Building Management System
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SOMFY is a brand offering a virtually limitless range
of solutions. For fabric blinds, Venetian blinds,
awnings and roller blinds, either interior or
exterior, SOMFY motors and automatic control units
can be adapted to fit all types of solar protection
and tilting windows, regardless of the type of
climate, installation conditions or number of
protective devices required. They also enhance the
operating life of these protective devices, since a
motor-driven blind, protected from rough or
clumsy handling, lasts much longer than a
manually-operated version. As they take into
account the definitive requirements of users,
SOMFY solutions can be effectively applied to any
environmental strategy, from invitation to tender to
the final structure. The wide range of SOMFY motors
means that a satisfactory technical solution can be
found in virtually every case.
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EDF MULHOUSE
Mulhouse - France
Architects : Jodry sarl / Agency Morin & Associés
Exterior venetian blinds integrated in the double - skin facade
150 motors
Individual and general controls linked to the Building Management System
ORIENTA MOTORISED MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED
USING EXCLUSIVE SOMFY TECHNOLOGY
The modular design of Orienta mechanisms draws on
proven technological solutions and benefits fully from
SOMFY expertise.
UPPER MECHANICAL END-STOP:
dual-protection patented system
ROTOR/STATOR UNIT:
the result of continuous research
DOUBLE-DISK BRAKE:
efficient, robust
and long-lasting
PATENTED END-LIMIT SWITCH UNIT FEATURING
ON-THE-SPOT ADJUSTABLE SETTINGS:
easy to use and reliable
DUAL-MATERIAL PLANET GEARBOX:
reliable and quiet
MOTORISATIONS
FOR SOLAR PROTEC TION
DEVICES
MOTORISATIONS
FOR OPENING DOORS,
WINDOWS, ETC .
Today, with over 20,000 customers around the world and
more than 30 million motors in service, SOMFY is the world
leader in the motorisation and automated control of solar
protection devices. The company offers unrivalled technologies and technical knowhow to optimise the use and
operating life of these motors.
SOMFY produces a range of opening motors for the service
sector: windows, sky domes or louvres. Motors with
pneumatically or electrically operated actuators and chaindriven actuators, BUS command systems, weather sensors; all
the SOMFY solutions interface directly with Building Engineering
Management (air conditioning, heating and safety).
Interior Venetian Blind
LV 25
LW 25 / LW 25-E
Roller Blind
LS 40 - LT 25 - LT 28
LT 50 / LT 50 RH
Facade window
Micro 02 - Micro S
Euro 1 - S1
Exterior Venetian Blind
Orienta
Roof Windows
Euro 1 - S1
Facade Awning
LS 40
LT 50 - LT 50 RH
Lateral Arm Awning
LS 40
LT 50 - LT 50 RH
Roller Shutter
LS 40
LT 50 - LT 50 RH
S O MF Y M OTORS :
CONVENIENT PRODUC TS
FOR THE OFFICE
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SOMFY also offers a range of powerful
motorisations for projection screens and
blackout blinds, which transform a conference
room into a projection theatre. These motors
simplify and enhance working conditions,
while allowing offices and rooms to be used
for a greater variety of purposes. They may
also benefit from the utilisation and
deployment of Radio Technology Somfy ™ .
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SOMFY SOLUTIONS: AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICES
SOMFY automatic control devices are deeply involved in new
developments in environmental design. They bring the
benefits of convenience, flexibility and exceptional
development potential, while providing access to economic
and controlled management of the operating costs of
a building. SOMFY solutions are among the most competitively
priced on the market, in terms of their efficiency as well as
their simplicity and reliability.
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CONT ROL UNITS
AND AUTOMATIC
CONT ROL DEVICES
Centralisation : Centralis
SOMFY solutions can be applied in the majority of buildings,
regardless of the height, shape or size of the structure.
SOMFY interfaces are compatible with the principal buses
used in computerised applications for the building industry
(LonWorks, EIB) and for the specific control of solar protection
devices and window apertures, SOMFY has developed its
own bus - the IB+.
The SOMFY product range includes:
Radio Technology Somfy™ remote control
Cable-based, Radio Technology Somfy™ or infrared control and remote control units for controlling a series of solar
protection devices either individually or collectively. At any
time, the user is able to choose the position of the blinds,
which provides the greatest comfort.
Solar, wind or wind direction, rain and indoor and outdoor temperature sensors for automatically controlling the
position of the protective devices.
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CITÉ INTERNATIONALE
Lyon – France
Architect : Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Windows and screens
320 motors
Individual controls
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AURORA PLACE, HIGH-RISE OFFICES AND APARTMENTS BLOCKS
Sydney - Australia
Architect : Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Interior blinds
3,086 motors
Individual controls with radio remotes
Infrared remote control
Sensor management: outside box
Dedicated software programmes, such as the Animeo IB+
management software and ‘Sun Tracking’ software running
on LonWorks* technology, for controlling openings in the
building. They provide specific configurations, taking into
consideration the requirements of the managers and users of
the building. They control the movement of the solar protection devices or windows, displaying the ‘status’ of the system
while also facilitating maintenance.
* LonWorks is a registered trademark of Echelon Corp., United States
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ANIMEO IB+:
AN OVERALL VIEW
OF BUILDING EXTERIOR
The Animeo IB+ system is a
comprehensive range of solutions for
automating solar protection devices and
openings for all types of buildings:
officeblocks,
administration buildings,
shopping centres,
hospitals, clinics,
hotels, schools,
cultural facilities,
etc.
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INSURANCE BUILDING
Braunschweig - Germany
Architects : Kraemer, Sieverts & Partner GmbH
Exterior screens
800 Motors
1,150 individual controls, 50 group controls
SAINT JEAN D’ANGELIS UNIVERSITY
Nice - France
Architects : Brante & Vollenweider
Awnings
Individual and group controls linked to Building
Management System, wind sensors
RADIO TECHNOLOGY Somfy™ :
THE NEW BENCHMARK FOR THE SEC TOR
Since it radically eliminates the integration and
installation problems posed by cable-based solutions,
the popularity of radio technology is increasing
dramatically.
Radio Technology Somfy™ is:
- universal: one remote control unit can be used to
control a number of openings, either collectively or
individually
- powerful in terms of range and reliability
- secure: narrow bandwidth, unbreakable code
- upgradeable: it can be adapted to suit changes in the
configuration of the installations.
Radio Technology Somfy™ has rapidly become the
benchmark in this sector and can be adapted for use
in any project, from new construction to renovation
work or interior design.
It can be adapted to function with any
type or combination of solar protection
devices and is characterised by its
flexibility and simplicity of deployment
and operation.
It consists of a management software
programme, a building controller,
motors, sensors, a weather station,
wall-mounted control units and remote
control units.
ANIMEO IB+ ENHANCES THE VISUAL AND
THERMAL COMFORT OF THE OCCUPANTS
OF A BUILDING, WHILE REDUCING ITS
OPERATING COSTS.
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SOMFY RELIABILITY
ROUND THE CLOCK
SUPPORT
Anywhere in the world, SOMFY is in a position to provide efficient technical support for project managers,
contractors, economists, design offices and installers. This
support can be made available at any of the following stages
of the project:
invitation to tender
design
cost estimates
technical feasibility studies
construction site planning
the construction site itself
after-sales assistance
Drawing on its worldwide experience, SOMFY is able to provide industry professionals with quantified data based on
thousands of projects. Technological monitoring on an international scale also enables SOMFY engineers and technicians
to keep abreast of new developments and to benefit from the
most advanced research into solar protection and ecologically
sound design.
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CARTIER FOUNDATION
Paris – France
Architects : Nouvel & Cattani, 1991-1994
Screens
135 FTS systems
Group controls, wind/light sensors
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EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
SOMFY advisers make meaningful
contributions to construction
projects and sites
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INDOOR POOL
Kumamoto - Ken - Japan
58 horizontal shades (Width : 4.3m x Length 4m)
116 FTS systems
Group Controls
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Lyon - France
Architect : Albert Constantin - Atelier de la Rize
Exterior venetian blinds and screens
Individual and group controls,
wind sensors, light sensors
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SOMFY, a company quoted on the French stock exchange, holds first place in its sector for the acknowledged
and consistent quality of its products, the competence of its research department, the flexibility of its
solutions and a highly effective pre-sales, sales and after-sales service.
EXTENDED
WARRANTY
SOMFY products are guaranteed for five years and are subjected to numerous endurance tests in order to simulate
a product service life extending beyond the ten-year guarantee. 100 % of the products are tested on the assembly lines.
They have been granted over 600 licences in 40 countries and
fulfil the criteria of certification to ISO 9001. Other forms of
guarantee are the company’s 35 years of experience in the
building industry and the acknowledged skills and expertise
of the SOMFY teams. They ensure that, every time, the most
practical solutions are proposed, solutions which are carefully
adapted to the project and to the construction site.
WO R LD C L A SS
INDUSTRIAL
AND RESEARCH TOOL
SOMFY has the capacity to produce more than 32,000
motors a day. The company’s 7 assembly plants apply
the principles of operational excellence as a matter of routine.
They are able to make use of a logistics network of 40 warehouses, ensuring that it is possible to deliver the company’s
products to any building site, anywhere in the world, at very
short notice and always on time.
Every year, the research centre at Cluses (France) and its testing laboratory, unique in the world, tests over 6,000 products
under actual conditions of service. The SOMFY development
centres in France, Germany, the United States and Japan are
constantly striving to improve the technologies and to create
new products.
SOMFY’S TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE
SOMFY participates in all the European and international
standardisation organisations associated with its markets.
This active participation is embodied by approval for its
products in the principal world markets (the EU, USA, Canada,
Australia, Japan, the Middle East, etc.).
This is one of the reasons why its innovations reflect and
anticipate regulations, which have yet to be formulated and
the expectations of project managers, contractors and users.
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STUTTGART
INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK
By virtue of its 2,800 employees, its 100 million users
in 40 countries and its 50 distribution branches, SOMFY
is now the world leader in all sectors of the motorisation
market. With its presence in the field, SOMFY has established
partnership relationships with the largest manufacturers of
solar protection devices. Its network of installers provides the
company with in-depth knowledge of the territory, the actual
construction conditions, the markets and the requirements of
contractors and end users. SOMFY’s response to the universal
problem of solar protection is a powerful international organisation, which functions as a network.
SOMFY Living Architecture
A partner in your projects and structures
SOMFY Living Architecture is the public relations department within SOMFY. With an international presence
and its involvement with each branch throughout the world, it is responsible for establishing contact with
project managers, contractors and design offices, thus enabling building professionals from around the
world to benefit from its unique global experience.
SPECIALIST CONTAC T PERSONS
Whether engineers, technicians or sales staff, its employees possess an in-depth knowledge of the requirements of building industry professionals. In constant contact, they are able to offer their assistance from the initial design stage to final installation on the building site. In addition,
they train the installers and fitters and provide training for the integrated maintenance teams.
A TOOL FOR SIMUL ATING VISUAL AND THERMAL COMFORT
Ecoma is a SOMFY software programme for simulating visual and thermal comfort. It supplies a rapid evaluation of the solar protection requirements of a part of a building according to its location, its orientation and other factors. It can be used to define a project, to provide a scientific
argument and to justify the choice of solar protection.
Somfy Ltd
Moorfield Road
Yeadon
West Yorkshire
LS19 7BN
Tel: 0113 391 3030
Fax: 0113 391 3010
www.somfy.co.uk