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Wrong Thinking About Daylighting

by Jeff Miller | Jul 24, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Here at Draper we think a lot about ways to manage daylighting. Current sustainable architectural trends depend a great deal upon daylighting, so there are more challenges and opportunities than ever before to harvest daylight, and reduce glare and heat gain issues....

Venetian Blinds Bring Flair, Solar Protection to Pennsylvania Home

by Terry Coffey | Jun 12, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

When a young German couple approached a Pennsylvania architect to design their new home, they already knew what they wanted. “We’d work and massage the thoughts through drawings and modeling to arrive at the designs and aesthetics all were happy with,” according to...

Skylight Shading: Challenges and Solutions

by Terry Coffey | Jun 5, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

An article on skylight shading by Draper’s own Richard Wilson recently appeared in Construction Specifier Magazine. In it, Richard outlines the effectiveness of various shading strategies for skylights. Below is Richard’s early version of the article, from...

Changing our Appearance – For the Better

by Chris Broome | May 15, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Since Draper made that first window shade back in 1902, there have been a lot of changes in the industry. Over the years new materials lead to a wider variety of products to fit different needs, and improved the look of window shades. Shades are no longer just those...

Greener PVC Shade Fabrics

by Chris Broome | May 1, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Some window shade fabrics are greener than others. Over the past few years, several PVC-free window shade fabrics have been introduced. However, these fabrics often don’t perform as well or last as long as fabrics with PVC. Recently there have been developments to...

Exterior Venetian Blinds

by Jeff Miller | Apr 27, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Here at Draper we have a solution for pretty much any solar control requirement. Fixed exterior louvers; custom fabric structures; roller shades: You name it, we can do it. Of all the solutions we offer, probably the most effective is our Omega Exterior Venetian...