4 Ways Motorized Shades Protect Your Wallet and Decor

Enhance Efficiency, Luxury, and Comfort in Your New Orleans Home

There are usually two big challenges our New Orleans clients face that can be resolved with motorized shades. One is maintaining a high-end interior aesthetic, and the other is finding a way to battle the Gulf Coast’s heat and humidity. It seems like such a small upgrade that many of our clients don’t believe the efficiency of shades in managing solar heat, preserving expensive decor, and automating energy savings. In this blog, we explain how shades work hard behind the scenes to support your HVAC and serve as your first line of defense against dangerous UV rays. 

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1. Lower Cooling Costs by Neutralizing Solar Heat Gain

Do you like to leave your shades up during the day to let in sunlight? That light can be both beautiful and rejuvenating, but it could also have your AC units working double-time. When sunlight hits your windows, it turns into trapped heat. So it becomes much harder to cool your home. Motorized shades make it easy to manage sunlight, so you still have access when you want it without living in a sauna. Use sensors that close shades when hit by direct sunlight or use schedules to close them at the hottest part of the day. It’s less work for you and your AC. 

2. Thermal Insulation and Heat Retention During Cold Snaps

The winter brings with it the opposite problem. When the city gets hit with freezing temperatures, many homes lack the insulation needed to stay warm. Honeycomb shades are a great way to insulate windows. They trap air pockets and keep interior warmth from escaping through your panes. Much like you do in summer, schedule shades to close at dusk to lock in the day’s heat as the temperatures begin dropping in the evening. You’ll help the family stay comfortable while avoiding astronomical heating costs. 

3. Daylight Harvesting to Slash Lighting Expenses

Harvesting sunlight is a great way to perfectly illuminate your space and improve your mood. Motorized window treatments make it easy to track the sun throughout the day and welcome it into your home. Motorized blinds can even tilt to specific angles to bounce light off the ceiling and into the room without creating glare. And your Control4 or Lutron system can automatically dim interior lights when shades are open so you’re not paying for artificial lighting when it’s not needed. 

4. Prevent Costly UV Damage to Luxury Interiors

You’ve paid a lot to bring high-end furnishings into your New Orleans home in the form of hardwood floors, custom upholstery and fine art. Extensive exposure to sunlight can hurt all of these. We recommend UV filtering fabrics that maintain your view of the outdoors while blocking up to 99% of harmful rays. Not only do you protect your decor, but you save money since there’s no need for expensive refinishing or furniture replacement. 

 

Motorized shades are an investment that pays immediate dividends in the form of greater comfort, style, and measurable energy savings. At Campo Better LIving, we can help you design a more efficient and elegant home. Call us or fill out our contact form to get started.