http://wwwc-sgroup.com/sun-controls 800.631.7379 The Sidwell Friends School may be the nation’s most environmentally friendly school. Committed to environmental stewardship, Sidwell directed architect KiernanTimberlake to design a sustainable middle school which ultimately achieved LEED Platinum Certification in 2007. The design uses daylight as the foundation of its strategy to minimize energy use. Working with the C/S design team, the architect specified 4-1/2’ deep cantilevered sunshades with 6” airfoil blades for the school’s southern exposure. The sunshades reduce heat and glare while allowing light to enter the interior. C/S reflective lightshelves attached to the exterior shades direct natural daylight deep into the classrooms and hallways. Computer models indicate that C

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