High Performance Window Treatments for Green

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High Performance Window Treatments for Green
Sustainable Building
NRG
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Window Treatments your least expensive building
element and biggest source of complaints

• A. Window treatments impact your buildings
• Comfort and human efficiency
• Operating costs
• Maintenance costs
• And they generate
• Occupant complaints
• Repair and Replacement aggravation
• B. An inexpensive item creating a major source of
  aggravation and complaint.
• C. Why is this happening?
• 1.Window Coverings are operated and subject to
  occupant misuse.
• 2. Not perceived important in building design
• 3. Product evolution designed to deceive
• 4. Product evolution not understood
• 5. Window treatments are installed at the end of
  the project
• 6. Lack of feedback on past projects

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• D. How to specify quality window treatments that
  meet needs at a competitive price?
• 1. Understand the real needs
• 2. Chose window, window treatment, framing detail
  and blocking together
• 3. Product Selection
• 4. Product specification clarity and accuracy
• 5. Equals
• 6. Service Spares
• 7. Leasing
• 8. Life Cycle Costing Analysis
• E. New Product Trends
• a. Cellular Shades
• b. Sheer Weave Shades
• c. Motorization
• F. Declining Markets verticals and roller
  shades

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Indications of a GREEN Future

• LEED accreditation
• Sustainability Departments
• Purchasings attention
• Blogs
• Product Development

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Selction Criteria

• 1. Long Term Aesthetics
• 2. Productivity
• 3. Life Cycle Costing

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UVM Life Cycle Analysis
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UVM Life Cycle Analysis - Detail
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Trends in High Performance Insulating Shades

• Side tracks, arches, skylights, cordless

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Cellular Fabric Design

• Fabric Construction
• Bonded
• Finish Treatment
• Cell structure

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Cellular Operating Hardware
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Trends in Hi Performance Roller Shades

• Heat reflective fabrics
• Green fabrics
• Hardware options

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Trends in Motorization

• Low voltage motors quieter and less expensive
• Radio frequency and Z wave integration

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Trends in Light Guiding Louvers in the US

• Genzyme building NRG VSAC.
• US and changes at Warema

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Declining Markets Negative Trend - 1 Verticals

• Mini Blinds Thermo Siphoning
• Verticals