by Amy Madden | Oct 14, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
Draper is proud to introduce a new line of acoustical shading products. We’ve all heard of different kinds of pollution as they pertain to buildings. Of course, there are physical types of pollution we have to worry about—by-products getting into groundwater, for...
by Penny Sitler | Oct 4, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
I’ve just returned from completing a bucket list item: vacation in Europe. I studied in Europe (many years ago). I have worked in Europe (short trips to ISE—Integrated Systems Europe—and to our subsidiary, Draper Europe). But I’ve never traveled in Europe...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 27, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, External Videos, Solar Control & Window Shades
Next week, Draper will be in Los Angeles, exhibiting at Greenbuild 2016. Greenbuild has become one of our most important shows as the role of solar control has become more important in the green building movement. In the past, we’ve introduced some of our most...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 2, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
With the use of more and bigger windows in all types of construction, Draper motorized shades are playing a more important role in mitigating the issues that result. Shades can help provide thermal comfort, reduce glare, or even provide varying levels of privacy while...
by Jeff Miller | Aug 12, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades
There’s a lot of information out there on choosing the proper shading solution. A Google search for the term “how to choose window treatments” brings up more than 1.8 million hits. Searching the term how to choose window shades” gets even more results—almost 3.5...
by Amy Madden | Aug 9, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
If there’s one thing that connects residential and commercial AV integrators, it’s the search for new profit centers, and new ways to add to the bottom line. On the CE Pro website, Julie Jacobson recently talked about one such area: Indoor Air Quality, or IAQ. This is...