Insulated Shades Keep Your Home Warmer in Winter and Cooler in Summer
Typical windows can account for up to 25% of your home’s heat loss; insulated window treatments can help keep that heat in.
Typical windows can account for up to 25% of your home’s heat loss; insulated window treatments can help keep that heat in.
The right insulating window shades can drastically reduce the amount of heat escaping from your home in winter and entering in summer, so you reduce energy loss and stay comfortable all year long. Hunter Douglas manufactures several very effective insulating shade options: Duette® Architella Honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb shades, and Sonnette® cellular roller shades.
Looking to maximize energy efficiency? Hunter Douglas' PowerView® Automation allows you to raise and lower shades with a simple push of a button, tap on a mobile phone, or voice control using a smart-home device, which can be helpful for hard-to-reach windows. But the PowerView system offers much more than just convenience:
Take efficiency even farther by integrating with a compatible smart-home system, and program your shades to raise and lower in response to light- and temperature-sensor commands sent from that system.
Innovative Openings consultants will help you select the right product, fabric, and operating system to achieve the level of energy efficiency you desire.
Heat escapes through windows in 3 different ways:
Some heat is transferred through the window frame and the spacer bars between the glass via conduction. R-value becomes the most important measure of heat loss through these windows. An insulated window shade that adds an R-value of 2 will cut the heat-loss through a double glazed window (approximately R-value = 2) by 50%. A shade with an R-value of 6 would reduce heat loss through the same window by 75%.
In the case of windows that have a loose-fitting window sash, or other tiny openings around the window, air infiltration can be a larger source of heat loss than conductive heat loss. The first step is to address the window seal with caulk, weatherstripping, storm windows, or replacement windows. Window shades with tight sealing track systems will further reduce any air infiltration. This is often a good solution for aluminum sliding windows.
Radiant heat loss causes the inhabitant of a room to feel colder when near a large uncovered window. Closing any type of window covering over this window will make the room feel warmer, but certain window treatment choices will provide greater comfort and efficiency. A shade with reflective properties will reflect the heat back into the room, providing a radiant heat barrier.
Hunter Douglas' most energy efficient shade, for increased energy efficiency at your windows and increased comfort in your home
Up to 30% of a home's heating and cooling energy can be lost through its windows. The superior design of Hunter Douglas' Duette Architella® Honeycomb Shades traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Like regular Duette, Duette Architella traps air in six-sided honeycomb pocket. Architella goes a step beyond, featuring a honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design for even greater energy efficiency.
Duette Architella fabrics help keep the heat in your house during cold winter months and helps keep the heat out during hot summer months.
In cool climates, stay warm and save heating energy.
2. If you keep your shades down for privacy and UV protection while you're away during the day:
In a warm climate
If your house is too hot, keep shades down all day to keep the sun out and the interior cooler.
In a mixed climate
You may find that both hot and cold weather are a concern for your home. This could depend on your home's exposure (west, south, etc.), what type of windows you have, or if your home is situated in one of Colorado's microclimates... small areas where temperatures may be more temperate or more extreme than the overall climate surrounding them. There are a number of Duette Architella fabrics with good warm and cool ratings, and one of these may be right for your home.
Insulating air pockets in classic roller shade form for comfort all year long...
Sonnette's proprietary 2" cellular construction provides an energy-efficient layer to insulate your home in the winter and keep it cooler in the summer. Sonnette shades provide superior energy efficiency over traditional roller shades. Crafted from two layers of fabric that diffuse light and create a soft glow at your window, Sonnette's air pockets provide a barrier between interior temperature and exterior temperature.
Analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has shown that window attachments can save a significant amount of energy in residential and commercial building. In 2014, the Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC) formed to provide information about the energy performance of window attachments. Hunter Douglas is the first manufacturer to earn a national energy performance rating and certification for interior window covering products through AERC.
AERC rating
AERC product labeling
Each fabric has unique characteristics including U-value and SHGC. Duette, Applause and Sonnette shades made with certain fabrics qualify for AERC tax credits, based on a combination of the fabric's insulation performance and the design of the shade product itself.
Complete list of AERC Rated and Certified Products
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