There is increasing interest in designing and retrofitting commercial and residential buildings to use less energy, with cooling costs topping the list of areas for improvement.  High performance roller shade fabrics offer some of the best heat reduction available today while maintaining a modern aesthetic.  In fact, paired roller shades with your home or office automation systems offer greater energy benefits. This is why we work with the best in the business for planning and installing these high tech solutions.  Our "green" clientele love our motorized and automated solutions.

Although green construction has a higher build cost initially, it is generally accepted that the lowered annual operating costs of a green constructed home or work space will pay back the investment over 7 years for a new build, and 4 years for a retrofit. This payback, along with the increased value of a green building as an asset, as well as the positive social and environmental implications offers financial sensibility and enhanced quality of life. 

Solar roller shades are “green” in two ways:

• They are energy efficiency which results in overall reduction in energy usage
• And, they are made from environmentally friendly processes and fabric's.

We would love to help you with your green build roller shade project.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

We would love to help you select a natural weave material for your roller shade project.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

Have you ever seen a motorized roller shade magically appear from inside a ceiling?  It's pretty cool - isn't it? Generally, these sorts of stunts are carefully planned and included in the architectural designs for new builds or significant remodels.  So, do you want to take a peak up inside the ceiling and see where all the magic happens?

The diagrams below show a 5" and a 5 5/8" extruded aluminum shade pocket - labeling the various parts.  The larger shade pocket is used for bigger windows which require a bigger roll to support.

We would love to help you with your ceiling pocket roller shade project.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.

Should your window covering be flexible with the weather, seasons, or time of day?  You can throw flexibility out the window - no pun intended - if you choose window tint, or stationary sun screens for controlling the the sun's discomforting heat and glare.  I don't know about you, but I like some control over the natural light in my living and working space.  In order, to control glare appropriately, I need solar roller shades that are adjustable.

This is where the retractability of solar roller shades is a feature I personally can not live without.  It takes my living and working space from one which has "static" light control and transforms it into a space with "dynamic" light control.  I can make adjustments based on the movement of the sun, the time of day, the temperature of the day, and the weather of the day.  I can make adjustments based on using a computer screen or needing a flood of light for cleaning.

So, bottom line, solar roller shades = retractability = control of the light and glare in your life.  For me, this is worth the extra money.

We would love to help bring the power of solar roller shade retractability int your life.  Also, be sure to check out our online roller shade calculator for a rough idea of what your project might cost.  Or, please use this contact form to describe your project with rough sizes, and we will gladly email you a rough estimate.