Our advice for protecting your home begins with a consideration
of heat. Given that 50% of the solar heat entering a home comes
in through its windows, we recommend window fashions with honeycomb
construction for diminishing the intensity of that heat (and diminishing
your air conditioning bills).
The cellular design of a Hunter Douglas honeycomb shade actually
traps hot air, allowing it to cool before it enters your room and
will increase the energy efficiency of a single pane of glass by
five times and more than double the energy efficiency of a double-glazed
window.
Likewise in cooler months, a honeycomb shade will help keep heated
air inside your home and cold air outside.
Prolonged exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can also
damage your valuable possessions—carpets, upholstery and
wood furniture. While the level of UV protection Hunter Douglas
window fashions provide depends on the fabrics and features you
select (and whether your window covering is open, closed, raised
or lowered), virtually every Hunter Douglas product filters out
at least 75% of the sun's UV rays when closed over double-glazed
glass windows. Many of our products provide even greater protection,
up to 99% when closed.
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