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Greener PVC Shade Fabrics

by Chris Broome | May 1, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Some window shade fabrics are greener than others. Over the past few years, several PVC-free window shade fabrics have been introduced. However, these fabrics often don’t perform as well or last as long as fabrics with PVC. Recently there have been developments to...

Exterior Venetian Blinds

by Jeff Miller | Apr 27, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Here at Draper we have a solution for pretty much any solar control requirement. Fixed exterior louvers; custom fabric structures; roller shades: You name it, we can do it. Of all the solutions we offer, probably the most effective is our Omega Exterior Venetian...

Window Shades and Privacy

by Jeff Miller | Apr 20, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Note: The following information is also available in a free white paper. To download the PDF, click here. In a recent blog post, we discussed an article on a court ruling involving privacy issues. According to the article, in that court case—in which a judge found...

Draper Products Earn ADEX Awards

by Terry Coffey | Mar 30, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

Plaudits. Kudos. Pats on the back. Honors. Awards. Whatever you want to call all those bits of recognition they certainly do keep coming our way. The latest good news came in the form of ADEX Awards for several of our products. ADEX stands for Awards for Design...

Why Draper-Kathy Greenway

by Amy Madden | Mar 25, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, From the Field, Gym Equipment, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

This week’s Why Draper post centers on Kathy Greenway (CSI, CDT). Kathy is the Contract Regional Sales Manager for the western and southwestern United States. How did you come to be working at Draper? Randy Reece (the AV Regional Sales Manager for the west and...

Bottom-Up Shade Blocks Glare, Accents Stained Glass

by Terry Coffey | Mar 13, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Houses of Worship, Solar Control & Window Shades

Please Note: The following post is also available as a case study in PDF format. To open/download the PDF, click here. Plum Creek Christian Church in Rushville, Indiana, was in a bit of a conundrum. “We have very large stained glass windows in our church building,...