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Three Ways to Control Draper Motorized Shades

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...

A New Era for Draper Literature

by Terry Coffey | Aug 31, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship

This past month we marked a watershed moment for Draper literature, and our marketing department in general. That moment was the installation of a new digital color printer. For years, Draper has been known for the quality of our literature—catalogs, flyers,...

Amy Madden Named Top Talent Under 40

by Terry Coffey | Aug 26, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Amy Madden and I started at Draper almost the same week back in 1999. I was starting a second career and in my mid-thirties. Amy was just out of college, and starting hers as a Regional Sales Manager. I remember thinking how young she was, and also how dedicated. Over...

Shades and Home Health

by Amy Madden | Aug 23, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Solar Control & Window Shades

Recently, our friend Ric Johnson of Right at Home Technologies blogged about a new possible home technology market: Aging in place. It made us think about Shades and Home Health. You can read Ric’s post here. Ric says this of the most frequent questions his company...

Ready for CEDIA 2016

by Amy Madden | Aug 16, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

I’m a planner. So CEDIA Expo starts for me right after InfoComm. If I’m truly honest with myself, my planning started on the show floor last year. I knew after last year’s show that for CEDIA 2016 we would focus on two things in 2016—window shades and TecVision. Two...

Draper and Indoor Air Quality

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...