Architecture/Green Building Archives - Page 34 of 36

Shades Combine Aesthetics and Sustainability at Michigan State University

by Chris Broome | Jun 23, 2014 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, From the Field, Solar Control & Window Shades

Draper supplied some interesting shades for Wells Hall at Michigan State University. The job is doubly interesting because it shows how window shades combine aesthetics and sustainability to contribute to green building design. The picture at right is from the back...

Introducing FlexWave Light Shelf

by Jeff Miller | Jun 13, 2014 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Next in our series of new product posts is the FlexWave Light Shelf. As with the Bottom-Up FlexShade, the FlexWave helps maximize daylighting by reflecting light deep into the room. By increasing the penetration of natural daylight, the need for artificial light is...

Introducing Draper’s Bottom-Up FlexShade

by Jeff Miller | Jun 5, 2014 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Earlier this year, Draper introduced several new solar control products with our 2014 FlexShade Price List. This is the first in a series of posts introducing these new products to you. Draper’s new Bottom-Up Flexshade is the perfect solution for maximizing...

Managing Light: Daylight vs. Privacy

by Jeff Miller | Apr 14, 2014 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Here’s a great story from Teri Boxell. Teri is an inside salesperson here who focuses on serving our Budget Blinds accounts. Jeff Anderson and Jimmy Corkern from Budget Blinds of New Orleans approached Draper with a solar control question. Their client, a...

Draper Scissor Lifts Newly UL listed

by Amy Madden | Feb 26, 2014 | Architecture/Green Building, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

What is UL Listing and why does it matter? That’s a loaded question. UL (Underwriters Laboratory) states that “UL Listing means that UL has tested representative samples of the product and determined that it meets UL’s requirements. These requirements are based...

Draper Announces New Solar Control Solutions Line of Products

by Draper, Inc. | Nov 19, 2013 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

We are happy to announce a whole new line of Solar Control Solutions products. We’re showing it at Greenbuild in Philadelphia this week. Included are interior and exterior venetian blinds, rack arm systems and other shading and solar control solutions. Draper...