Shading outdoor spaces, a pressing need

How to cope with rising global temperatures by creating a comfortable environment with shade sails.

The shades not only help us to reduce the heat in the outdoor areas but also reduce the need for artificial cooling inside, saving energy, they also improve our privacy since the shades also serve in many cases as protection from views from the outside, without forgetting the protection it provides to our skin from UV rays or to furniture from fading.

Using textile systems to generate shadows is a great option. Flexible, versatile and easily removable solutions, they can be adapted to different shapes and sizes, resistant to weathering and abrasion, easy to maintain, clean and, above all, they allow us to achieve good integration into the architecture and general design of buildings. Tensioned sails, roller sails or all retractable are the most recommended systems, not in vain these systems have been used in architecture since ancient times.

There are many factors to take into account when choosing a shading system; the intended use, existing architecture and geographic location, shading requirements, privacy or rain protection, not forgetting of course the budget. It is therefore a complex discipline.

It is highly recommended to go to good professionals with extensive technical and practical knowledge who propose safe and effective systems in terms of support and resistance and who value the use of different types of materials and available technologies as well as having the necessary sensitivity to understand architecture and construction. aesthetics of the place.

In DVELAS through upcycling we reduce the number of sails sent to landfills and encourage a more responsible use of resources. In our case, the boat sail is a super suitable material for upcycling, since they are made with the latest technology materials, resulting in incredibly resistant and light weight.