Field-measured cooling savings
U.S. Department of Energy field studies found whole-building summertime cooling savings of 15–25% from optimized high-efficiency shades, interior and exterior.
U.S. DOE / PNNL — Building America
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Case studies
The evidence for shading you design.
Independent research on automated solar shading — the principles SUNX is built to apply, cited to their source. This is category evidence, not a measured claim for any one SUNX product.
- Source
- Third-party
- Framing
- Category, not claim
- Cited
- DOE · IIT · Energy
What the studies found.
Occupied office tower, 10 months
A ten-month study in an occupied high-rise measured a 25% drop in energy use across heating and cooling seasons with motorized insulating shades; most occupants preferred them to the old blinds.
Illinois Institute of Technology — Willis Tower, Chicago
The air gap as active R-value
A peer-reviewed study of automated interior insulating shades recorded up to 20.5% daily energy reduction under automated control, projecting 20–35% savings vs. baseline.
Energy (Elsevier), 2024 — weather-normalized analysis
Findings from independent third-party research, cited as industry context. They describe what automated shading can do as a category — not a measured performance claim for any SUNX product. Outcomes vary with climate, glazing, fabric and control strategy.
Three ways shading gets automated.
Schedule-based
An astronomical clock and the seasonal sun path — shades follow sunrise, sunset and the time of year without a sensor in the loop.
Sensor-triggered
Light sensors block glare as it arrives; temperature sensors admit winter sun for passive heating when it helps.
Data-integrated
External forecast and UV data lower shades ahead of peak heat — acting before the load reaches the building.
SUNX automation supports all three through open compatibility with standard control and building-management systems — no proprietary lock-in.
Put the evidence to work.
Tell us the building and the climate — we specify fabric, system and control strategy to match.