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Making Rooms Quieter

by Terry Coffey | Nov 11, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

In a recent CEPro article entitled “6 Steps to Isolate Rooms for Sound,” Home Theatre Designer Scott Bourquin discusses how to make a room quieter. Bourquin points out that “the quieter you make a room, the greater impression it gives of quality workmanship.” So...

Introducing EchoControl Acoustical Shading

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...

Off to the CI Expo

by Amy Madden | Oct 11, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

While the Northern California CI Expo celebrates what should be its largest show yet, I will be in attendance for the first time. Draper joined with Mark Fielder, of Fielder Marketing, too late last year to participate in the event, but it’s been on my radar ever...

European Vacation-Exterior Shading Edition

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...

No Post-CEDIA Blues Here!

by Amy Madden | Sep 20, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

It seems natural that there’s always a bit of a letdown after a big trade show. And while I will admit to tired, sore feet after last week’s CEDIA Expo, there are no post-CEDIA blues here! Rather, we left the show enthused by the reaction to our products and excited...

NAQs: Never Asked Questions

by Terry Coffey | Sep 16, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

You see them everywhere—the Internet, brochures, installation instructions, product guides—I’m talking about Frequently Asked Questions. Sometimes reading a list of FAQs is like reading the latest adventures of Captain Obvious; other times you find yourself wondering...