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masque solaire

English translation: solar screen

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French term or phrase:masque solaire
English translation:solar screen
Entered by: STEVEN DEWITT

15:23 Oct 29, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / France, RT2012 requirements
French term or phrase: masque solaire
This is a term used by Batisim in the additional module this French company created for the DesignBuilder application to take RT2012 requirements into account. They refer to "masques solaires." What is this in English? Please see e.g.
http://www.batisim.net/aide/index.html?masques_solaires.htm

I am translating the term into US English. Thanks very much.
STEVEN DEWITT
Canada
Local time: 22:18
solar shading
Explanation:
This seems a possible translation according to several DesignBuilder websites.
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Bailey_Pepper
United States
Local time: 21:18
Grading comment
Thanks very much. My client was evidently a DesignBuilder user so you pointed me in the right direction. I ended up using "solar screen" (thank you Alain B.).
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1solar shading
Bailey_Pepper
4Solar covering
narasimha (X)
4solar mask
kashew


Discussion entries: 1





  

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solar shading


Explanation:
This seems a possible translation according to several DesignBuilder websites.


    Reference: http://designbuilderusa.com/designbuilder-workshops-2015-ash...
Bailey_Pepper
United States
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thanks very much. My client was evidently a DesignBuilder user so you pointed me in the right direction. I ended up using "solar screen" (thank you Alain B.).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Bolduc: solar screen/sun screen/light filter could also be appropriate depending on context
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Solar covering


Explanation:
This covering can be at side, on top. Even a dark spectacle can be referred to as masque solaire as shown in the pictures at the web site reference given.


    Reference: http://https://www.google.co.in/search?q=masque+solaire&biw=...
narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 06:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 158
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solar mask


Explanation:
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Note added at 19 heures (2015-10-30 11:10:24 GMT)
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Or "shading mask"
See
http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/…lations
This video explains several ways to calculate the sun's effect on your building using stereographic diagrams, shading masks, overshadowing, solar stress, and ..

kashew
France
Local time: 03:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 509
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