Getting it Right: Using Performance Measurements to Choose the Right Shade Fabric
Window shades play an important role in building performance. To maximize performance, it’s important to choose the right shading system for the job. That means considering shade fabric characteristics including color, weave, openness factor, and more. To help make...
Podcast: Window Shades Improve Workplace Comfort and Productivity
Reducing energy costs has always been a major factor in the specification of window shades. However, more and more architects and designers are now using shades for a much different reason. “Energy savings is definitely a big part of window shades but we’re seeing...
Developing a Shade Control Plan
Window shades are the preferred daylighting control system for several reasons. Shades allow natural light to enter the room while controlling unwanted, uncomfortable glare. They can provide a view to the outside world – even when the shades are down. This helps with...
Draper and School Safety
Safety plays a central role in the design of all building types but is especially important in school design. Schools should be both safe places and safe spaces. Here are three ways Draper can help designers make their schools safer: Improving security with...
Four Gymnasium Designs Brought to Life with a Little Help from Draper
It’s easy to think of a gymnasium as a boring, blah kind of place. Boxy, cavernous, and windowless. But the modern athletic facility is anything but boring. Each has unique features and designs and needs to be approached as a custom project. Here are four gymnasium...
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