{"id":17423,"date":"2025-11-27T13:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/?p=17423"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:41:13","slug":"why-shading-is-not-a-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/en\/why-shading-is-not-a-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"Why shading is not a luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:9%;--awb-padding-left:9%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1996.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why shading is not a luxury &#8211; it is a necessity<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\u03a0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1 \u0391\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\" title=\"\u03a0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03b1 \u0391\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\" src=\"https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-17349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/bioclimatic-pergola.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u03b7-\u03c3\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9-\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-margin-right:4%;--awb-margin-left:4%;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:300;\"><p>In countries with intense sunshine, such as Greece, shading is not an aesthetic complement but a basic necessity for comfortable and healthy living. Excessive solar radiation increases temperatures in outdoor spaces, burdens buildings and leads to higher energy consumption for cooling. At the same time, it affects everyday life: it limits the use of terraces and gardens, degrades the quality of light and places a thermal burden on the house.<\/p>\n<h2>Shading acts as a first line of defense<\/h2>\n<p>Shading works against heat, improving thermal comfort and reducing energy load. 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