ENERGY EFFICIENT BLINDS AND SHADES

How Window Treatments Improve Energy Efficiency

Window treatments help with a home’s energy efficiency by providing insulation, controlling solar heat gain, and by using natural light to reduce the use of electric light (called daylighting), which saves energy. Here’s a look at each—and how they help create your comfort zone.

Providing Insulation—Winter/Cool Climates

In winter, or if you live in a cool climate, window treatments help insulate at the window, preventing heat from escaping and keeping a room warmer.

Open your window treatments during the day so that free solar heat from direct sunlight will warm your home.

On cloudy winter days, close your window treatments to add an insulating layer to your house that will keep warm air in.

At night, close your window treatments to add that insulating layer.

Controlling Solar Heat Gain—Summer/Warm Climates

During the day, close your window treatments to prevent the sun’s harsh rays from heating up a room, keeping it cooler (so your A/C doesn’t have to work as hard).

At night, keep your window treatments closed to keep the cool air in.

Using Daylighting

Natural light illuminating a room can make it more inviting, and may even boost your mood at the same time. You can maximize natural light with window treatments that draw it into a room, reducing the need for electric light, which reduces energy use.

Tax Credit Qualifying Products

To be eligible for the tax credit, purchase and have your qualifying products installed between January 1 and December 31 of the applicable tax year.

For a list of qualifying products, please see the Qualifying Product Document below. For more information see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Qualifying Product Document

Energy Efficiency A-List

The Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC) is an independent organization, partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, whose mission is to provide consumers with reliable information about the energy performance of window attachments (blinds, cellular shades, roller and solar shades).

Hunter Douglas is the first company to receive an AERC certification for interior window coverings. Currently, Duette^® and Applause^® Honeycomb Shades, Vignette^® Modern Roman Shades, Sonnette^® Cellular Roller Shades and select Designer Screen Shades are AERC certified. Visit our AERC page to learn more.

And on the AERC website, you can search for AERC certified products and compare window attachment ratings in categories such as Cool and Warm Climate Ratings.

Leading Energy-Efficient Window Treatment Styles

When it comes to window treatments, energy efficiency and comfort go hand in hand. And while all Hunter Douglas window treatments help you live more comfortably, the following are the best options when it comes to enhancing energy efficiency.

Roller and Solar Shades

Roller and solar shades feature clean, contemporary lines, and help reduce heat gain in a room; solar shades also filter sunlight.

Top Cellular Shades

Sonnette^®Cellular Roller Shades—These modern cellular shades combine the insulating construction of a cellular shade with the clean lines and simplicity of a roller shade.

Designer Screen Shades—Designed to provide UV protection while reducing glare and heat gain in a room, Designer Screen Shades are available in a range of openness factors so you can select the view and level of light you want.

Roller and Solar Shades

Roller and solar shades feature clean, contemporary lines, and help reduce heat gain in a room; solar shades also filter sunlight.

Top Cellular Shades

Sonnette^®Cellular Roller Shades—These modern cellular shades combine the insulating construction of a cellular shade with the clean lines and simplicity of a roller shade.

Designer Screen Shades—Designed to provide UV protection while reducing glare and heat gain in a room, Designer Screen Shades are available in a range of openness factors so you can select the view and level of light you want.

Adding Smarts To Your Shades, Drapery And Shutters

To capitalize on the energy efficiency you get from shades, you need to raise and lower them as necessary, depending on the time of day and time of year. But what if you’re not home, or simply busy?

That’s where motorized shades (as well as automated drapery or shutters) can help.

Automated window treatments add convenience to your day to day, while making it easier to save energy. With PowerView® Automation, you can schedule your window treatments to move according to schedules you set. That way, they’ll be in the best positions to block heat loss when it’s cold or keep out harsh rays in the summer. And if you integrate your PowerView Hub with a compatible smart-home system, you can program your window treatments to adjust in response to light- and temperature-sensor commands sent from that system.

For instance, when your home reaches a certain temperature, you can set your shades to automatically lower, blocking light from entering the room. This provides better insulation, blocks solar heat gain and also prevents the sun from fading and deteriorating your fabrics, carpet, hardwood floors and other wood surfaces.

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