by Terry Coffey | Dec 2, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades
The positive benefits of daylighting on building occupants and operating costs are well-known throughout the design and construction world. Unfortunately, so are the negative side effects of glare and solar heat gain. A recent Buildings.com article (read it here) took...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 4, 2020 | Solar Control & Window Shades
IntelliFlex® I/O is an elegant, simple, and scalable solution for automating motorized shades. The I/O system is flexible and expandable to the size and complexity of a project, providing many ways to control and monitor the shades. But the key to this powerful...
by Terry Coffey | Oct 14, 2020 | Solar Control & Window Shades
Whether it’s appliances, personal devices, or office tools, people are demanding more from their technology. Today’s tech needs to be able to offer convenience, safety, and the ability to interface with other devices on a network. Window shades have not escaped the...
by Terry Coffey | Oct 14, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades
As the world moves to a more touch free office environment, automation will become an even more important part of commercial and office space design. That goes for shades as well as other building systems. Draper Architectural Market Specialist Jessi Wright and...
by Terry Coffey | Oct 7, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades
More than ever, architects are having to include strategies for glare and solar heat gain mitigation into their designs as they turn to additional and larger areas of glazing. An exterior system is a most effective way to deal with solar heat gain. If the shading...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 23, 2020 | Solar Control & Window Shades
Since the release of the heavy-duty Clutch-Operated FlexShade® NEXD, Draper® has been pleased by the positive response. Even with that positive response, our engineers never stop looking for ways to improve our products. In two new videos, solar control product...