Sustainable Cities of the Future
If you’re like me, every time you head into a big downtown area you look up at all the tall buildings. I don’t know about you, but I’m drawn in particular to all the modern buildings with their glass facades glinting in the sun. Your first thought is probably...
Draper at Healthcare Design Expo
In about three weeks I’ll be heading to Washington, D.C. to represent Draper at the Healthcare Design Expo and Conference, or HCD for short. HCD has a very particular focus: This conference is all about how building design and products affect healthcare facilities,...
Wrong Thinking About Daylighting
Here at Draper we think a lot about ways to manage daylighting. Current sustainable architectural trends depend a great deal upon daylighting, so there are more challenges and opportunities than ever before to harvest daylight, and reduce glare and heat gain issues....
Venetian Blinds Bring Flair, Solar Protection to Pennsylvania Home
When a young German couple approached a Pennsylvania architect to design their new home, they already knew what they wanted. “We’d work and massage the thoughts through drawings and modeling to arrive at the designs and aesthetics all were happy with,” according to...
Skylight Shading: Challenges and Solutions
An article on skylight shading by Draper’s own Richard Wilson recently appeared in Construction Specifier Magazine. In it, Richard outlines the effectiveness of various shading strategies for skylights. Below is Richard’s early version of the article, from...
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