Attention attention, calling Designers everywhere!
Yes I’m talking to you! Do you need HSW Sustainable Design Credit? Are you a designer who’s LEED knowledge might be holding you back? Well, you are in luck. Neil Gordon of Decorating with Fabric Contract will come to your office, buy you and your team lunch and speak to you about what it means to be sustainable window coverings designer. I know you probably are thinking, what more is there that I don’t know already? With our new Lunch and Learn program, you will learn how window coverings contribute to LEED points, how to select solar shading fabrics, the various types of manual and motorized controls and using window coverings as insulators.
I know, credit requirements are not something you as a designer is excited about. You finished school, and yet you are still forced to take classes and receive credits for continued learning. But what if these credits could be achieved from a professional with over 25 years of design experience. Neil Gordon, owner of DWF Contract is excited to provide a fun and educational Lunch & Learn called; A Designer’s Guide to Sustainable Window Coverings. This one hour luncheon presentation will cover the important aspects of how window coverings can be sustainable, and how you, the designer can be ahead of the sustainable design field.
Let’s talk specifics for a minute, is this Lunch and Learn right for you and your office? From Designers to Architects, we will teach you the most important aspects of sustainable window covering design. You will learn the many different window covering options will contribute to your important LEED points. From daylighting to sun and heat reflection requirements, we will detail how easy it can be to maximize LEED points on every project. Now, are you aware that there are over 200 different solar shade fabrics available? Well after our L & L, you will be qualified enough to solve any color and fabric and requirement on your next project- we are here to help you! One of the most important but overlooked aspect of window coverings, is that insulators can be achieved with the simplicity or extensive of a drapery design. Primarily applied to residential applications, you can control your room’s heat absorption with unique fabrics and window draperies or shades. (See roman shade picture below)
After the lunch and learn, the presenter Neil Gordon, would be happy to speak with you on any upcoming projects or requirements that you might have questions on. Neil has over 25 years of Window Covering experience, and has seen it all.
We would love to hear from you soon. Please visit our website at http://insyncsolar.com/the-insynch-story/continuing-education/ or email us at
