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I was not describing exterior shading. The terminology is hard. I was describing overhangs that create shade during the summer.


Overhangs are considered exterior shading in the industry/practice/academia. Any obstruction that prevents solar gains by blocking radiation from entering the window falls within the general category of external shading, whether that’s a fancy high tech actuated shading system, a grille, a simple awning, a structural overhang, vertical fins, etc.


A structural overhand is viewed by homeowners as something utterly different from everything else you've mentioned there.




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