Posts Tagged ‘energy efficiency’
Happy New Year: What’s new for CellularWindowShades.com
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: December 31, 2011
Happy New Year’s to all our customers, readers, friends and employees! At CellularWindowShades.com we look forward to some exciting changes in early 2012 — we’ve got a new shade style, some fantastic new colors, and — we trust — the same great customer service. Join us! * A ‘Made in the USA’ company, CellularWindowShades.com is thankful to [...]
Casement Windows: Cranks, Depth and Side Tracks
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: November 6, 2011
Thursday, I spoke to a woman who had installed the ComforTracks side-tracks, but was unable to pull the shade down over the crank. She was adamant that the depth required for the side tracks — a minimum of 1 1/2 inches, but a flush mount requires 1 7/8 inches — was available on her window, [...]
Temporary or Permanent: That is the Question
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: September 26, 2011
In my last post, I mentioned the Temporary Shade as a great “fix” for on-the-market homes. Then I went to lunch… …And started thinking… …About homeowners who have told me that having cellular window shades in their home was a GREAT SELLING POINT. Let us count the ways: (1) Custom-made blinds look great because [...]
Top of the Line? Top Down Bottom Up Shades
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: September 4, 2011
A recent survey of customers about ”Why’d you buy in July?” gathered us much information — including the absolute LOVE people have for their Top Down Bottom Up shades. One reason for this is clearly illustrated in this group of photos. Here’s the after: Not only does the room have a great “feel” due to the shades [...]
UK: Historic Homes already “green”
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: September 1, 2011
Found this thought-provoking story in the Telegraph, which ran this past March: Evidently, the UK has instituted an “Energy Performance Certificate” mandate whereby owners display the energy efficiency of a place before it can be sold or rented. The article addresses issues of traditional building — which may be more energy-efficient than previously assumed. To [...]
EARTH, our only frontier
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: April 22, 2011
In celebration of “Earth Day”, the Team at CellularWindowShades joins the crowd with our 2-cents worth! One thing I can comment on today is, with our recent move to Williston, Vermont (from Essex Junction, Vermont), we’ve undoubtedly accomplished some savings as far as our utilities (heat, lights) go. It’s like going from an appliance made [...]
Sun Gets in Our Eyes…
Posted by: cellularwindowshades on: March 23, 2011
By the time you read this blog, we will have been settled into our new premises for three weeks! Here’s a quick peek at our “web” area: My colleague was saying just the other day, “I’ve a good idea for a blog post — when we moved, we lost our shades, and really miss them!” [...]
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