The B2B specifier hub for architects and specifiers — six knowledge pillars, four service pillars, 47 project-ready modules, and verifiable CPD. From facade analysis to tender handover, the technical work is done.
Project Module R3,000 · CPD from R299
From Nile reeds to a $19bn industry — the full-length immersive course behind the Blind Solutions Academy. 15 acts, 5,000 years, verified certificate on completion.
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. Six knowledge pillars (BLS · CMM · DSN · PRJ · SAN · TSP) structure every guide, checklist and CPD module against SANS and international green-building frameworks.
At the apex sit the Project Modules: 47 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, at R3,000 each.
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 and SANS 204 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 CPD module is filed against one of six pillars and carries a topic code — so a specifier can trace any document back to its standard.
Fabric openness, light transmission, SHGC and daylighting data — the measurable performance behind every shading choice. 8 modules.
SANS 10400-XA, SANS 204 & Green Star SA translated into checklists and rational-assessment data architects can submit. 8 modules.
S-Series, C-Series and TrackTrim systems — selection logic, fabric pairing and operating mechanisms for every aperture. 9 modules.
Tender writing, bill of quantities and installation methodology — the project-management spine that keeps a shading package on programme. 6 modules.
How shading reads in section, elevation and detail — passive design, façade shading coordination and Revit/BIM object integration. The pillar where the spec meets the drawing. 8 modules.
Lifecycle costing, value engineering, procurement routes and the accredited CPD content that keeps a practice's registration current. 8 modules.
Showing 6 of 47 modules — every knowledge topic has one. Browse all 47 on the hub ↗
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. 47 modules, six pillars, R3,000 each.
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.
Quantified, clause-referenced bill of quantities for a shading package — measured schedule, unit rates and tender-ready line items.
Adaptive-comfort overheating assessment with shading mitigation mapped to CIBSE-aligned thermal-comfort criteria (TM52 / TM59 referenced).
Daylight-credit modelling and glare-control strategy documented for green-rating daylight-credit submission (LEED v4 EQ / Green Star SA referenced).
Self-paced modules written for architects and specifiers — SACAP Category 1, NQF-tagged, and verifiable. Every completion issues a certificate you can prove.
Live catalogue: academy.blindsolutions.co.za/cpd
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, SANS 204 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, CPD 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 CPD 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.