Companies of all kinds and sizes are taking steps to reduce their operating costs and be better friends to the cities, communities and world they live and conduct business in by “going green.” Decorating With Fabric, a forward-thinking window treatment design and fabrication firm serving the New York City area, is one such company.
Having earned the reputation as one of the city’s top window treatment design firms, Decorating With Fabric has taken big steps to make their operation planet positive by offering their clients earth friendly fabrics made of organic cotton threads and linings, sustainable silks and recycled polyester fabrics. Installers of Decorating With Fabric’s creations deliver window treatments in reusable canvas bags and fabric remnants along with old client window treatments are donated or recycled.
According to Neil Gordon, owner of Decorating With Fabric “Adopting greener practices throughout our firm has proven to be a solid business decision. Our clients are asking for sustainable products and we offer them. And we feel we’re doing our part to contribute to a healthier environment.”
Now, Decorating With Fabric is taking another step to reinforce their dedication to sustainable business practices and custom window treatment creations by offering their clients one of the latest earth friendly innovations: SolarChoice Heaters.
According to Bob Vila “Most window blinds are used to keep the sun – and heat – out of the home. These SolarChoice blinds do the exact opposite – they increase the heat in the home.” The decision to add SolarChoice Heaters to the Decorating With Fabric product line was a “no brainer” according to Neil Gordon. “These innovative solar heaters look like vertical window blinds but do something no other blind can do. They can heat client homes using only the energy of the sun. Client reliance on their furnace is decreased along with reliance on fossil fuels. And research conducted on the blinds proves their performance.”
According to research conducted by the University of Minnesota the heaters generate 5.5 BTU’s of heat per square inch. So, an installation on a typical sliding glass door is capable of producing 40,000 BTU’s of heat per day.
The magic of how the heaters work is part of their appeal. A “chimney effect” is created when the sun heats the aluminum core of each heating vane. As the aluminum core heats cool air is drawn into the bottom of each vane. The air travels up and along the metal insert at the rate of 1.2 meters per second according to the University report. The report goes on the say that in that brief amount of time the cool air is heated up to 120 degrees and exits the top of each vane and re-circulates into the room as free heat.
The SolarChoice Heaters also have an insulating R-value of 1.73 or roughly the equivalent of a double-pane, gas-filled window. So, they help keep the heat they generate in the room. Clients can turn their thermostat down during the day and let SolarChoice Heaters do the work of their furnace.
“The addition of SolarChoice Heaters is a perfect fit for Decorating With Fabric. They’re window treatments, which is our specialty. They’re good for our clients and the environment and they help save money on heating bills. Adding SolarChoice to our product offering is a win-win-win-win situation.”
For further information of SolarChoice Heaters you can visit the website at http://solarchoicedealer.com/decorating. You can also reach Neil Gordon at (845) 352-5064.
