The B2B specifier hub for architects and specifiers — four service pillars, seven knowledge pillars, project-ready modules, and specifier training. From facade analysis to tender handover, the technical work is done.
We handle the technical specification of sun control so architects can design with daylight, comfort and compliance built in from the first sketch.
The Architects division is the bridge between Blind Solutions' product engineering and the project documents that get buildings approved and built. Where the main site sells product, architects.blindsolutions.co.za arms the people who write the spec.
Four service pillars cover the live engagements — motorisation, SANS 10400-XA compliance, Blindspace concealment, and tender-ready consulting. Seven knowledge pillars structure every guide, checklist and course module against SANS and international green-building frameworks.
At the apex sit the modules: project-ready deliverables that ship as a specification, a bill of quantities, and a verifiable certificate — drop-in documents an architect can issue with confidence.
See the project-ready modules →Each engagement is scoped, documented and handed over as issue-ready material — not advice, but the actual deliverables your project file needs.
Somfy-driven motorised shading specified to building-management integration, electrical compliance and accessible operation under SANS 10400-S.
Energy-usage compliance for fenestration shading — SHGC, orientation and overheating modelled against SANS 10400-XA Edition 3 thresholds.
Recessed pelmet and concealed-blind detailing coordinated with ceiling, bulkhead and reveal so the shading disappears into the architecture.
Full performance specifications and bills of quantity written to tender standard, with consulting through evaluation, addenda and contractor handover.
Every guide, checklist, specification and course module is filed against one of seven pillars and carries a certificate range — so a specifier can trace any document back to its standard.
Fabric openness, light transmission, U-value and acoustic data — the measurable performance behind every shading choice.
SANS 10400-XA, 204, 10400-T & 10400-S translated into checklists and rational-assessment data architects can submit.
S-Series, C-Series and TrackTrim systems — selection logic, fabric pairing and operating mechanisms for every aperture.
Survey, schedule, install and handover workflows — the project-management spine that keeps a shading package on programme.
How shading reads in section, elevation and detail — daylight modelling, concealment strategy and the architectural language of sun control. The pillar where the spec meets the drawing.
Whole-life cost, warranty, maintenance and the commercial decisions that keep a specification defensible.
CIBSE overheating (TM52 / TM59), LEED daylight credits and EDGE — mapping local shading to global rating systems.
CPD status. Project modules. Not a CPD activity; no CPD points.
A module is the most finished thing we make: a worked specification, a quantified bill of quantities, and a verifiable certificate. Drop it into the project file and issue with confidence.
Orientation-by-orientation solar load study with shading-device recommendations sized to each elevation's exposure.
Glazing and shading SHGC compliance tables, overhang calcs and rational-assessment data ready for submission.
Recessed-pocket detailing for S-Series / C-Series, with ceiling coordination and plaster-line tolerances drawn.
Motor schedule, control topology and building-management integration points for a fully automated shading layer.
Adaptive-comfort overheating assessment with shading mitigation mapped to CIBSE thermal-comfort criteria.
Daylight-credit modelling and glare-control strategy documented for LEED v4 EQ daylight credit submission.
Five courses are validated by SAIAT for SACAP-registered professionals. Their CPD versions run on the SAIAT e-Portal and on CPD On-Demand — we do not sell a CPD version here. What the Blind Solutions Academy sells is the full (advanced) course: self-paced, assessed, and issued with a certificate of completion. Full course. Not a CPD activity; no CPD points.
Live catalogue: bsacademy-cpd-courses.netlify.app · Samples: bs-cpd-samples.netlify.app
A predictable path from first conversation to a shading package the contractor can build — with you in control of every decision.
Project drawings, orientation and intent reviewed. We scope the shading challenge against programme and budget.
DiscoverySolar load, daylight and compliance modelled per elevation — SANS 10400-XA Edition 3 and overheating checks.
TechnicalPerformance specification and bill of quantities written, with system, fabric and motor schedules resolved.
DocumentationTender-ready package issued; we support evaluation, addenda and clarifications through to award.
ProcurementContractor coordination, commissioning notes and a snag schedule — plus the verifiable certificate.
DeliveryEach module, course completion and project deliverable issues a credential registered against a public verification service. Clients, registration bodies and tender evaluators can confirm authenticity in seconds.
46 catalogue certificates are live, with every new module and course completion registered automatically.
Open verify.blindsolutions.co.za →Verify any Blind Solutions certificate on our secure verification service.
Send the project and we'll scope the sun-control package — from a single facade analysis to a full tender specification with consulting through handover.