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Residential Solar Shade Style

Some people think solar shades are perfect for "modern decor". Maybe they'd go so far as "contemporary" (not interchangeable terms!). If you share that opinion, I'd like to try to change your mind... Energy efficiency goes with every style With every day that passes, we become more conscious of energy usage in our homes. Solar panels go up, incandescent light bulbs get switched out for CFLs or LEDs. Weather stripping is applied, smart power strips are investigated.…read the full post

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Insolroll Shades: What WCMA “Green” Product Award REALLY Says About Us

We certainly hope we've been tooting our horn loudly enough that you've already heard about Insolroll's 2014 WCMA "Green" Product Award! If not, in a nutshell, our UL Listed Motorized Shade Systems featuring EnviroScreen were recognized as the Most Innovative Concept this year in WCMA's "Green" Products category in the area of Health and Environmental Safety. But that award says more about Insolroll... and what we do to continue to create the very best product for…read the full post

Energy Efficiency Shade Fabrics

High Performance Solar Screen- Beat the Heat and Get in the Silver Sweet Spot!

Hot enough out there for you? Get in the Silver Sweet Spot! Insolroll's high performance, silver backed fabrics change the whole equation when it comes to fabric color and performance. Conventional solar screen fabrics have some predictable performance characteristics- if you look at the chart above, you'll see that typical light colored screens perform well at keeping a room cooler, with a lower shading coefficient overall, but they also fall to the right on the…read the full post

Exterior Solar Shades Oasis® 2700 Patio Shades Patio Shades

Oasis® 2700: Patio Shade OR Exterior Window Shade… Which is it?

Insolroll's Oasis® 2700 can inspire some questions... Is it a patio shade or an exterior window shade? The answer is simple- it's both! This versatile outdoor solar shade has dual applications, which makes perfects sense when you consider the features, and that form follows function. Like every Oasis® shade product, it's not JUST about function- it looks great, too! Oasis® 2700 Basics: Block the Sun, Not the View! Protection from heat, glare, and golf balls Keep the view…read the full post

ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2012 Safety and Quality Assurance

Corded Window Treatments and Child Safety is No Joke

by Kim Newby for Insolroll Many of you in the window treatment industry will have seen this viral video by Parents for Window Blind Safety and Red Castle Productions. If not, here it is so you can get up to speed: This film is hard to watch. It's heartbreaking. And yet, when you view it on YouTube, you will see many ignorant and even snarky comments by YouTube users. This is disturbing, and yet, not…read the full post

Exterior Shading Oasis® Patio Shades Patio Shades

Oasis® Patio Shades : We Build a Better Shade, From Start to Finish!

  In the coming weeks, we'll be talking more and more about patio shades, and each of the 5 Oasis® Patio Roller Shades models.  Why Oasis® patio shades? When it comes to our Oasis® line of patio shades, we at Insolroll  have a history of quality, innovation and longevity. We've developed 5 distinct patio shade models, to cover every type of application beautifully, with design features, functionality, and quality of materials and manufacture that are…read the full post

Shade Motor Technology

Insolroll Quiet Shade Motors : How Quiet is Quiet?

Do quiet motors sound like a luxury to you? It all depends upon your needs, your environment, and your personal preferences. It's a little tough at first to get your head around just what "quiet" really means... we all have sort of a sliding scale. It turns out, though, that there are actually levels of safe noise exposure suggested by  governmental agencies like NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health). You don't want to…read the full post

Insolroll Dealer Training Motorized Window Shades

Guest Blog: Mr. Murphy’s Law Visits Motorization Training, by Matt Dugger

Editor's Note: According to Matt Dugger, our guest blogger today and Insolroll's National Sales Manager, something funny happened during last week's Dealer Training Seminar... Murphy's law is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. When you are in a training session explaining motorization and programming, everything is suppose to flow effortlessly right...? Wrong!  During training we typically hear “Why does it always work in a training?  When I’m in the field Murphy’s…read the full post

Decorative Window Shades Shade Fabrics

Decorative Shade Fabrics: More than Meets the Eye

When you're talking window shades, fabric is always going to be paramount. In the solar shade industry, we're usually talking about scientific and technical data like shading coefficients and visible light transmission, and even the impact of color and density of the weave. But man does not live by bread alone, right? More choices and more opportunities with Decorative Fabrics Decorative shades hold plenty of interest out there, and at Insolroll we're proud to feature…read the full post

Solar Shades Solar Window Shades

Daylighting Made Simple: How EVERYONE Can Benefit From Solar Shades

  Daylighting is nothing new. For centuries, builders all over the globe have known that placing windows on one side of a building versus another made for a far more comfortable home that required fewer resources to keep warm and illuminated. A lot of us may tend to shy away from the science surrounding solar screen shades, after all, the complexities and time requirements of everyday life can leave us with little extra bandwidth. But,…read the full post