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...
by John Pidgeon | May 29, 2015 | Draper Updates, From the President's Desk
Draper was recognized as one of seven companies in the United States with exceptional wellness programs in the May 16 issue of “Stone Hearth News,” a daily newsletter featuring health, medical and science updates. The story originated somewhere even bigger: Mashable....
by Amy Madden | May 27, 2015 | Draper Updates
Today Draper’s National AV Consultant Manager is the subject of Why Draper. Steve Cook hasn’t been at Draper as long as some, but he has already had a big impact on us–despite his “Bahston” accent! How did you come to be working at Draper? I spent...
by Terry Coffey | May 22, 2015 | Draper Updates
The other day my wife and I were driving our six-year-old daughter somewhere when we noticed some fluffy white objects floating through the air. “What are those?” our little girl asked. My wife explained that the cottony balls being blown on the breeze were carrying...
by Terry Coffey | May 18, 2015 | Draper Updates, From the Field
Here at Draper, we often tell folks that our business philosophy is a simple one—to make a quality product and sell it at a reasonable price. The quality part of that philosophy is very important to us. We have an entire department dedicated to ensuring our products...
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...