From Draper’s Blog
Draper supports green building projects and takes sustainable design seriously. On our blog we post articles about how our products support green building, daylighting, shading, and other information about how to get the most out of the products and resources that are available to support an environmentally conscious build.
- Four Things to Expect from Draper in 2019
What was the best thing about your 2018? And what are your hopes for the new year? 2018 was Draper’s best year ever, and today we begin the new year expecting to be able to say the same thing about 2019 when it is over. We’ve already shared some of ... read more - From Parliament to a Wind Tunnel: Highlights from 2018
How does a company follow up its best year ever? By topping it the next year! That’s exactly what Draper accomplished in 2018, topping our previous best year in 2017. Here are a few highlights from an eventful and fruitful year: Large louvers and debating rotating.Two large projects that demonstrate ... read more - Three Little Sentences That Will Get You Through a Shade Project
Maybe Homer Simpson doesn’t come to mind when you think of a successful business person. But hear us out. In one episode, Bart’s dad offered this advice to help his son navigate the business world: “I want to share something with you: the three little sentences that will get you ... read more - Five Times Draper Worked an Angle
Being good at solving problems requires certain skill sets. You need to be a good listener, adaptable, smart, and open to ideas. You also need to be able to step back and approach the problem from another angle. The cliché term for this is thinking outside the box. Here are ... read more - Five Tips for Custom Solutions
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Window shades are an essential part of sustainable building design. Because transparency and accountability are essential to sustainable design, various descriptions and certifications have been developed to identify sustainable characteristics. Here are the most common: You’ll find environmental and other certifications under the “certifications” tab of each fabric’s Draper web ... read more - Draper Design Provides Safe Shading Solution
American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc., had a solar control problem at their manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan, known as the “Greenhouse Factory.” And, as one of the first companies to produce modern furniture that includes many pieces considered icons of industrial design, just any solution wouldn’t do. Unfortunately, the ... read more - Draper Adds to Sustainable Fabric Offerings
Whether we’re talking about food, consumer products, or building materials, transparency is a popular topic. Whatever people buy, they want to know what’s in it. Such transparency helps architects and designers make sustainable design choices. As part of the drive toward transparency, there are also calls for window shade products ... read more - Special Announcement in Sustainable Solar Control
Today’s architects are seeking more product transparency and sustainable design choices and we’ve been getting more requests for products with a limited number of ingredients. That’s why we will be making a special announcement at Greenbuild 2018. We can’t say anything more right now, but look for our announcement during ... read more - Updated Daylighting Academy Recognizes Project-by-Project Solutions
No single solar control solution fits every application, and often there is no standard solution in place. Draper is updating its Daylighting Academy with new educational materials to help architects recognize how to address solar control issues on a project-by-project basis. We will kick off our updated Daylighting Academy October ... read more - Five Ways We Help You Finish the Job Faster
Time is money. That time-worn statement may be a cliché, but it still applies, especially in the solar control market. Shading solutions are just one part of the construction process and installers have a limited amount of time to get their products installed without impacting the entire project timeline. Here ... read more - Draper Partner Spotlight: NEC
Sometimes a pre-existing solution just won’t fit the audiovisual need. The demand for custom solutions has been made abundantly clear to us since we introduced our custom audiovisual solutions initiative at InfoComm in June. Industry acceptance of our new initiative has exceeded expectations as we’ve developed partnerships with several top-tier ... read more - Be Aware-National Fire Prevention Week
This is National Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The theme for 2018 is “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware–fire can happen anywhere.” Although Draper products do not fall within fire prevention or suppression categories, we do strive to help fire prevention efforts by using materials ... read more - Interior Design Podcasts You Should Follow
Design is all around us. It’s everywhere we look, impacting our daily lives in more ways than it’s possible to list. Learning about and keeping up with the design world’s news and trends can be challenging, simply because there is so much going on. Here are several interior design podcasts ... read more - Real-World Solutions for the AEC Community at CONSTRUCT 2018
Specifying window shades and solar control equipment can be difficult due to the number and variety of styles of shade models, fabrics, controls, and even due to where and how the shading devices will be installed. And what if you need a completely custom solution? At CONSTRUCT 2018, our experts ... read more