With our awnings, you won't burn your skin - or your wallet!

The sun can really heat up your home – making it hot and uncomfortable, and driving up air conditioning costs and your utility bills.

Awnings stop the sun’s rays from hitting your windows, reducing heat transfer and keeping you cool – all while saving you money!

Sun when you want it – shade when you don’t – all at the touch of a button.

Enjoy the sun’s warmth in Winter months to help heat your home. Block it with an awning in Summer to help keep things cool!

Says Who?

We supported a research project overseen by the Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA) in which Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory conducted a research project using a simulation software program called RESFEN.

Here’s some background information about the project:

• The annual energy performance figures shown below are for a typical (new construction) 2,000 square foot home with 300 square feet of window area (windows equally distributed on all four sides of the home).

• The figures shown below are for savings when awnings are applied to clear double-glazed windows & operated seasonally

• There can be little or no peak demand savings from awnings in some hot, humid cities.  This is due to climatic variations that influence whether peak demand is driven more by solar gain through windows, or by factors
  such as temperature and humidity.

 

CITY	COOLING ENERGY SAVINGS	PEAK ENERGY SAVED
Seattle	61%	39%
Sacramento	39%	21%
Phoenix	21%	13%
Albuquerque	31%	17%
Minneapolis	26%	10%
St. Louis	17%	16%
Houston	8%	5%
Boston	24%	21%
Washington	12%	3%
Atlanta	12%	5%
Jackonsville	10%	0%
Miami	8%	0%

Source: Awnings in Residential Buildings: The Impact on Energy Use and Peak Demand
Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, 2007