How Smart Blinds Can Save Your Home 25% in Energy Costs
Reduce Energy Usage with Motorized Window Shades
A recent study from the Illinois Institute of Technology has discovered that automated window blinds can reduce building energy consumption by 25 percent. The study at Willis Tower in Chicago found that simple solutions like motorized window shades can vastly improve a building’s energy efficiency.
While the study was conducted in a commercial building, smart blinds can also reduce utility costs at home. Here’s how homeowners in St. Louis County, MO, can save energy with motorized blinds.
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How Do Smart Blinds Save Energy?
To keep up with cold winters and hot summers, most buildings use 30 to 40 percent of their power for heating and cooling. And one of the biggest culprits for energy loss? Windows. In the summer, the hot sun bakes your interiors, leading you to crank the A.C. In winter, draughts seep in around the windows, so you turn the thermostat higher and higher.
But with insulating shades on the windows, you’ll create a buffer between the harsh sun or bitter cold. We can integrate smart blinds with sensors that trigger blinds to lower and raise on their own. As the sun strikes your windows in summer, shades will lower to keep the heat out. During winter, as the temperature drops, insulation shades keep the heat inside your home.
How Do I Control Smart Blinds?
Smart blinds can be controlled in several ways. Smart systems like Lutron and Savant allow you to create shading schedules to follow a routine, so they activate independently throughout the day. Temperature sensors can instruct shades when to lower, and if you want to manually adjust the blinds, you have options: the smartphone app, handheld remote, voice command, or even a button on the wall.
Ready to Save Energy & Live More Comfortably?
With motorized shades, you’ll save on monthly energy bills, help the planet, and enjoy warmer rooms in winter and cooler spaces in summer. If you’re interested in motorized window shades in St. Louis County, contact Encore Audio Video Design to get started!
