December 5, 2009

Louver Shutters - A Wonderful Way To Spice Up Your Office

Looking for a green solution to managing the heating and cooling of your building while doing your part to utilize natural methods that are environmentally friendly? Wooden louvers are a sleek and classy way to manage structural heat while reducing the dependency a building has on air-conditioned cooling systems. The benefits of a louver system are varied and encompassing.

Obviously, the most celebrated feature of wooden Sun Control louvers is their ability to cool a building and reduce the amount of cooling required through electrical means. This function is done by the louvers ability to absorb and reflect incoming light and divert the heat that comes with it away from the window itself. Much like sitting under a shade tree, the temperature is drastically lower.

Another benefit of Sun Control wooden louvers is their ability to still allow light to enter the building. So even while cooling you can enjoy the natural light provided by nature. This allows you to cut back on your dependence on electric lighting and ultimately shave away your electricity bill.

What many people don’t know is that louvers can even be used during the winter to maximize indoor heating. When in their closed position, louvers help a building to retain large amounts of thermal energy, which will ultimately lower the need for heating.

In most cases, Cypress wood is largely preferred as the material of choice for Wooden Sun Control louvers due to its wide array of benefits and unique traits. Cypress as a working material is not only extremely durable but it’s lightweight and easy to work with, making Cypress a great alternative to IPE louvers.

Wooden louvers come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes able to meet the stylistic tastes of almost anyone. These quality louvers take well too finishes and many architects value the Marquee appearance that louvers offer with their color and size. In some cases aluminum louvers can be purchased that have a wood grain to simulate wooden louvers.

The benefits of daylighting and utilizing natural sunlight to light your office can have more than just thermal and cooling effects. With healthy, natural sunlight in your office environment your employees will be more productive and the overall feel of the office will be rejuvenating and refreshing. This lively, environmentally friendly method of cooling and lighting can add a whole new life to a previously dreary office.

The US Green Building Council fully supports the movement toward green cooling and heating solutions such as louvered. For this reason, LEED Credits are now being offered for those who choose to optimize their buildings with wooden louvers. Don’t delay! custom louvers over time will pay for themselves!

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