Architecture/Green Building Archives - Page 18 of 35

Five Ways We Help You Finish the Job Faster

by Terry Coffey | Oct 19, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Time is money. That time-worn statement may be a cliché, but it still applies, especially in the solar control market. Shading solutions are just one part of the construction process and installers have a limited amount of time to get their products installed without...

Draper Partner Spotlight: NEC

by Terry Coffey | Oct 16, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Sometimes a pre-existing solution just won’t fit the audiovisual need. The demand for custom solutions has been made abundantly clear to us since we introduced our custom audiovisual solutions initiative at InfoComm in June. Industry acceptance of our new initiative...

Be Aware-National Fire Prevention Week

by Terry Coffey | Oct 12, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

This is National Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The theme for 2018 is “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware–fire can happen anywhere.” Although Draper products do not fall within fire prevention or suppression categories,...

Interior Design Podcasts You Should Follow

by Terry Coffey | Oct 9, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates

Design is all around us. It’s everywhere we look, impacting our daily lives in more ways than it’s possible to list. Learning about and keeping up with the design world’s news and trends can be challenging, simply because there is so much going on. Here are several...

Real-World Solutions for the AEC Community at CONSTRUCT 2018

by Terry Coffey | Oct 2, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Specifying window shades and solar control equipment can be difficult due to the number and variety of styles of shade models, fabrics, controls, and even due to where and how the shading devices will be installed. And what if you need a completely custom solution? At...

We Did What We Tell You Not To

by Terry Coffey | Sep 28, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

It’s never a good idea to leave exterior shading systems deployed during very windy conditions. Even with products like the FlexShade ZIP, which are designed to stay put in windy conditions, we stress that the product should not be in the open position during high...