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Window Attachments

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Organization(s)

DOE

Publication Date

January, 2018

DOE presentation describing a project to study window attachments.

Types of window attachments include exterior attachments such as storm windows, fixed awnings, dynamic awnings, roller shutters, roller shades, and solar screens, and interior attachments such as drapes, louvered blinds, roller shades, surface applied films, cellular shades, and window quilts.

Types of window attachments include exterior attachments such as storm windows, fixed awnings, dynamic awnings, roller shutters, roller shades, and solar screens, and interior attachments such as drapes, louvered blinds, roller shades, surface applied fil

Publication Date

Mon, 01/01/2018 - 12:00

An interior shade that closes from the bottom up can work in conjunction with an exterior overhang to block lower-angle sunlight while still allowing view through the upper portion of the window that is shaded by the overhang.

An interior shade that closes from the bottom up can work in conjunction with an exterior overhang to block lower-angle sunlight while still allowing view through the upper portion of the window that is shaded by the overhang.

Publication Date

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 12:00

View-preserving interior solar screens such as these help reduce glare and solar heat gain while maintaining view to the outside

Publication Date

Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:00

New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Imagine Homes: Stillwater Ranch, San Antonio, TX

Author(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

April, 2012

Case study describing a new home builder that strives to address health, safety, and durability issues in a hot and humid climate.

Evaluation of Cellular Shades in the PNNL Lab Homes

Author(s)

Peterson Joseph M,

Sullivan Greg P,

Cort Katherine A,

Merzouk Massine B,

Weber JM

Organization(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL

Publication Date

October, 2015

Report describing the methods and results of a field evaluation of the energy performance of cellular shade window coverings.

Exterior shading devices such as these Bahama shutters can significantly increase the hours of safety provided by a home during an extreme heat event.

Exterior shading devices such as these Bahama shutters can significantly increase the hours of safety provided by a home during an extreme heat event.

Publication Date

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 12:00