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A Season for Energy Efficiency
Even before prices at the pump reached record highs and analysts began predicting equally high prices for the cost of heating oil and natural gas this winter, you probably had your eye on finding ways to conserve energy.Maybe you already knew that Hunter Douglas offers highly energy efficient window fashions that prevent the heat inside your home from escaping while at the same time keeping the cooler air outside from coming in. If you didn't, then there's no better time to learn more. Now, more than ever, these window treatments can help you enjoy considerable utility bill savings. Because heat naturally moves toward cold surfaces, such as glass windows in the winter, experts calculate that almost 40 percent of all heat inside a home unnecessarily escapes this way. Our most energy efficient products feature a honeycomb construction. The cells of a honeycomb shade actually trap the cold air, decreasing the intensity of the temperature as it enters the room. And this, in turn, helps minimize the amount of heat that's drawn toward your windows. A honeycomb shade with a triple cell construction 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. Our line of popular honeycomb shades includes Duette® honeycomb shades (available in single, double and triple honeycomb layers) and Applause® honeycomb shades. In fact, Duette honeycomb shades were the industry's first highly energy efficient window coverings, developed in 1985 in response to the energy crisis of the late 1970s. Wendell Colson, Senior Vice President of Product Development for Hunter Douglas, recalls the moment of inspiration: "One night as I was shivering in bed, a double curtain came together in a regular folding pattern, capturing air between those folds in a honeycomb-like configuration. I saw this vertically, but I thought if we put it together horizontally you would have a highly energy efficient treatment because air would literally be trapped in the honeycomb cells." As you browse our selection of window fashions online, you'll see energy efficiency information for each product inside the Our Products section. Specifically, you'll see associated with each product a rating of Good, Excellent or Superior, which is based on the covering's ability to resist heat loss with a single layer of uncovered window glass as the baseline comparison. All Hunter Douglas products offer some measure of energy efficiency; the degree to which an individual product will meet your energy efficiency needs will depend on the fabrics and product features you choose and whether your window coverings remain opened, closed, raised or lowered. So as the temperatures begin to drop this season, keep in mind that you'll gain an added layer of protection against the cooler temperatures (and rising heating costs) by outfitting your windows with Hunter Douglas products. To find out more about how Hunter Douglas can help you reduce your energy bill this winter, be sure to download our Energy Efficiency brochure by selecting the link below. 
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