by Terry Coffey | Nov 21, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season in the United States. One of the most important trimmings from now through the end of the year is the food. A few years ago, Draper employees put together a cookbook with recipes from members of the Draper...
by Terry Coffey | Oct 27, 2017 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades
The University of Chicago Lab School had a problem. The school was building a brand new arts facility, the Gordon Parks Arts Hall, funded in part by a donation from the George Lucas Family Foundation. It was a high-profile project, making use of daylighting. “They had...
by Terry Coffey | Oct 24, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades
“We are all in.” It’s the theme of the Greenbuild 2017 Expo, that has a goal of “transforming the market and changing the way the people all over the world experience buildings,” according to the show’s website. Draper shares that goal, and we will be...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 15, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades
Solar control solutions for inside the window seem to make sense. But one question we often hear is, “Why would you use exterior or outside solutions?” It’s actually a good question, and the answer is in the way energy from the sun is turned into heat. Solar control...
by Amy Madden | Sep 12, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
We gauge the success of a trade show are by considering the quantity of conversations, and the quality of those talks and relationships. By both of these criteria, CEDIA 2017 was a great show for Draper. We had a lot of products and ideas to talk about, and we were...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 8, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
Draper’s product engineers never stop looking for ways to make our products perform even better. Our upgrade of TecVision CH1200X ALR to CS1200X ALR (read blog post here) is the most recent example. Here are six more product improvements that take our innovations to...