The best place and time to stop heat and glare is outside, before it enters your windows. SolarSmart Exterior Shading Systems offer protection for your windows, while preventing most solar energy from entering the building for maximum solar heat gain reduction. This also helps protect furnishings and floor coverings from fading. SolarSmart Exterior Shading Systems can […]
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Once you are past the fabric choices, there are other options that Decorating with Fabric’s SolarSmart Shading System offers. The control mechanisms are the next consideration. You can choose spring rollers, clutch rollers, spring-assist clutch rollers and of course motorization. Within motorization, your options include battery powered (limited in size and weight), hardwired and wireless
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SmartSolar Shading Systems by Decorating with Fabric is a very effective way of keeping the heat out of buildings by filtering the sun through its energy efficient fabrics. The use of these shading systems also can significantly reduce glare.
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Daylighting shading systems work through redirecting the natural light to reduce the usage of artificial lighting and thereby reduce the energy used both for powering electric lights and energy used cooling the heat generated by the electric lights. However, using the daylight to accomplish this requires dynamic control over the solar energy entering the building
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Energy reduction through solar shading and window coverings may be quantified in two primary categories; reduction of solar energy entering a space and thereby reducing the amount energy used for cooling and reduction of thermal energy leaving the space and thereby reducing the energy required for heating.
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Below is a summary of which window covering products and/or systems may qualify for credits when applying for various levels of LEED Certification. The LEED Reference Guide for Green Building Design and Construction, 2009 edition was the source used for the information in this document.
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Decorating with Fabric will be exhibiting at The Architect’s Show 2011. The 600+ member American Institute of Architects Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter is pleased to announce a three day event featuring an exhibition of architectural work by member firms and an exposition showcasing products available in our regional marketplace. The event is titled “The
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The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies, and other management tasks.
