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THERMAL BLINDS

Umbra’s whistle-stop tour of all things thermal blinds, and a guide to getting them right.

THE PROBLEM

The idea of thermal blinds is getting a lot more popular, and not without reason. Getting the right thermal blinds can save a lot on energy for both heating and cooling, and can go a long way in helping keep the temperature of a building consistent.

The issue lies in how people go about thermal blinds. A lot of the time a disproportionately high focus is placed on performance fabrics, and not enough thought is given to controls.

The problem that this creates is that while your blinds have great heat control when they’re down, they often aren’t used when they need to be. In essence you can spend as much as you like on the highest quality fabric with the most impressive spec, but if you’re not also investing in controls that investment is near-worthless.

THE SOLUTION

The good news is this can be easily solved. Automated blind systems are no longer an overpriced gimmick, and there’s an immense range of options out on the market, all the way from simple radio smarthome apps, to fully wired and connected systems that can connect with any smarthome management or BMS there is on the market.

Which is why we decided to make a guide to all things thermal blinds which not only talks about how to choose the right fabric, but also goes over how you can make the right choice on controls systems, whether in commercial or residential projects.

If only there was a convenient place you could download that guide for free.

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CONTENTS

    • A run through of the ways we can use to measure heat control, and a guide to the different properties that can affect heat control:

      • Aluminum Backing
      • Blackout Fabrics
      • White Backing

    • The most important part of heat control by far, deciding how you make sure the fabric is in the right place at the right time.

      You can have the fanciest fabric with the best thermal properties money can buy, but it won’t do a thing if your blinds aren’t closed when they need to be.

    • A look at physical case studies, and example use cases for residential and commercial projects.

      Find out how much thermal blinds can really save you when done right, and how you can do it yourself.

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