On a façade of a building over glazing or windows, Tensile Mesh Façade Screens provide a very attractive aesthetic while reflecting solar heat, reducing glare, maintaining daylighting and visual transparency. This is a very green way of saving money on energy costs as well as installation costs. There is a project in Los Angeles where the owner has documented they have saved over $60,000 (USD) annually since 2005 in energy costs due to adding a Tensile Mesh Façade Screens over the exterior windows. That was $660,000 savings over 11-years which is a significant savings that paid for itself in just a few years. The Tensile Mesh Façade Screens also regulated the temperature inside of the building since the solar heat from the sun did not over heat one end of the building on while the other was too cold.

PARKING GARAGE FACADES: For an application on a parking garage or stadium façade Tensile Mesh Façade Screens are ideal because we can span great distances with less structural support, screen the typical ugly parking garage, it will reduce the light pollution from internal cars and light fixtures and also maintain the classification of an “open” parking garage and not require expensive mechanical ventilation systems. Shadetech can also fabricate creative mosaic of different colored meshes that are welded together or provide printed graphics with UV-inks to provide branding or celebrate the arts with creative design.