Explore the Green home cooling benefits of Awnings
In a typical home, more energy is lost through glass doors and windows than through any other construction element. On a hot day, more energy comes through one square foot of glass than through an entire insulated wall! Aristocrat Awnings provide top quality Green home cooling and passive home cooling options that are affordable and reliable.
Passive and efficient home cooling | reduce air conditioning costs
Awnings help you reduce air conditioning costs inside the house, while providing comfortable shade outside the house. Retractable awnings are efficient home cooling methods that require very little to no maintenance. Many homeowners regret that they can't use their deck or patio as often as they would like because of the heat and glare of the sun. Awnings and other shade products add beauty along with passive home cooling plus add a distinctive look to your home or business! With Aristocrat awnings, you get best quality manufacturing and the benefit of our 65 years of experience as a manufacturer of awnings made in Souderton, PA.
Aluminum & Glass Panel Railings
Aristocrat structural railing systems are maintenance free glass and aluminum - environmentally FRIENDLY products! Designed by engineers to be safe and secure, they look so great you'll think they were designed by an artist!
Awning Benefits Checklist
According to a study by the University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Research, awnings have advantages that contribute to more sustainable buildings. Awnings are a great way to passively and efficiently cool a home or deck area. Some of their findings:
- Awnings result in cooling energy savings by reducing direct solar gain through windows.
- Awnings directly reduce the impact of global warming from greenhouse gas emissions (Awnings are a great Green home cooling option)
- Peak electricity demand is reduced by awnings (Awnings lead to efficient home cooling!)
Window awnings can save you money on cooling costs!
- Windows have the lowest insulation value of any element in a building
- Windows are responsible for the greatest energy loss in a home
- 50% of the solar heat that enters a room comes through the glass
- Awnings significantly reduce the high cost of energy consumption for cooling without sacrificing visibility through your windows
- Window awnings are a great defense against the harmful UV rays of the sun and are a great green home cooling option!
Door Awnings beautify your entryway – and protect you and your visitors as well!
- Add a distinctive look to your home or business with a basket awning over your entry door.
- Sturdy door awnings protect your entryway from gathering snow and ice
- Match your window awnings with a custom made awning to cover your doorway