An Architect’s Guide to Sustainable Window

Coverings

It is a window in a residential, commercial or institutional facility that is treated by a window covering to prevent the loss of heat in winter and to filter out solar heat gain in summer months with sustainable products and ideas.

What is a Green Window?

Daylighting Energy Reduction Recycled Content Automation Indoor Environmental Quality

LEED for Window Coverings

Daylighting

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.

Energy Reduction

GreenScreen® ReviveRecycled Content

Automation

We have a full line of low VOC products that pass the GreenGuard® Air Quality Certified® and GreenGuard® for Children and Schools SM standards

Indoor Environmental Quality

Keeping the Heat Out

Solar Shades

5% MScreen Fenestration Properties

Solar transmittance (Ts) This factor gives the proportion of solar energy transmitted through the fabric.

A low percentage means the fabric performs well at reducing solar energy.

Solar reflectance (Rs) This factor gives the proportion of solar radiation reflected by the fabric. A

high percentage means the fabric performs well at reflecting solar energy.  Solar absorptance (As) This factor gives the proportion of solar radiation absorbed by the fabric. A

low percentage means the fabric absorbs little solar energy.

Solar radiation is always partially transmitted through, absorbed or reflected by the fabric. The sum of all 3 equals 100. Ts + Rs + As = 100% of solar energy.

How does Solar Protection work ?

M-Screen 5% Charcoal/Sky = 5This fabric reduces glare by 95%

Visual Transmittance

Tv = Visual Transmittance is the measure of GlareThe number is a ratio of the amount of total solar energy which passes through the glass and screen combined.

M-Screen 5% White/White = 15This fabric reduces glare by 85%

Shading Coefficient is the percentage of solar heat gain through a combination of glass and screen. Light colors have lower shading coefficients and darker colors have higher shading coefficients.

Shading Coefficient

M-Screen 5% Charcoal/Sky = .65This fabric allows 65% heat gain

M-Screen 5% White/White = .36This fabric allows 36% heat gain

Shading Coefficient

Fabrics to Cut Glare and Reflect Heat

Solar Shade Systems

MotorizedSolar Shades

Battery Operated

Dual Roller

Available in sizes 28' 9" wide and up to 30' tall.

Colossal Shades

LightBloc

SkyLight FlexShades are available up to a maximum unsupported width of 36". Larger units require one or more support cables, up to a maximum of 6' wide x 10' long.

Skylight

Keeping the Heat In

The Measure of a products ability to resist heat flow is called R-Value.

Heat Loss

Duette Architella

Drapery as an Insulator

Roman Shade

SolarChoice Heaters

They work through natural convection. Heat absorbing aluminum is encased by a plastic vane. When the aluminum is heated by the sun a “chimney effect” is created. Cool air is drawn into each vane, heated and re-circulated back into the room.

Decorating with Fabric has successfully employed sustainable supplies, products and practices into its workroom and installation business.

The Workroom Conversion

Mission Statement Decorating with Fabric is dedicated toward

the efforts of creating a living & working environment that is energy efficient, healthy and productive.

We are aware of our own footprint in the design, creation and installation of our treatments and strive to provide sustainable solutions that protect the environment.

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An Architect’s Guide to Sustainable Window

Coverings