Improve your home’s thermal efficiency
Ever-increasing power prices coupled with climate change, means that improved energy performance for your home has never been more important.
Fun facts:
- Heating and cooling can account for up to 40% of the energy used in an average home.
- Up to 40% of a home’s heating energy can be lost and up to 87% of its heat gained through its windows*
- Window furnishings such as shutters, blinds and curtains can be used to improve the thermal efficiency of your windows
- Plantation shutters can improve the energy performance of windows by up to:
- 68% for cooling
- 24% for heating
- External roller shutters can improve the energy performance of your windows by up to:
- 74% for cooling
- 28% for heating
- Cellular (or honeycomb) blinds can reduce energy loss by around 30%
- Block out blinds not only keep out the light, they are energy efficient too
- Security screens – and even simple fly screens – improve ventilation and reduce the need for running the air conditioner. They also help stop UV rays hitting the glass, thus reducing heat transference through the window.
*Source: www.yourhome.gov.au
At ASI Security we are proud to offer a number of products that not only enhance your home’s appearance and security, but will also help improve its energy efficiency.
Shutters & Blinds Reduce Heat Gain In Summer
Shutters & Blinds Reduce Heat Loss In Winter
Talk to the team at ASI Security today about improved energy performance for your home using thermally efficient window coverings.
