Shade Products Reduce Energy Costs

Did you know that Aristocrat® Awnings, Shades, and Canopies reduce your interior temperature as well as the temperature on your deck or patio? They do this by reducing solar heat gain. Solar heat gain is the increase in your home’s temperature due to sunlight. Windows, glass doors, and other expanses of glass create the largest increase in solar heat gain, but the sunlight hitting your exterior walls also increases the interior temperature of your home. Shade products that are placed over glass or attached to an exterior wall limit the sunlight that hits your home, like a large tree shading your house. This reduces solar heat gain, allowing you to enjoy more comfortable temperatures inside your home without having to turn up the air conditioning. You’ll save money year after year, and soon, the shade product pays for itself in energy savings.