Benefits of Awnings and Canopies
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Awnings and canopies can meet various design needs to provide Energy Savings, Weather Protection (sun, rain, snow, sleet, hail, wind), Identification & Advertising and Architectural Aesthetics.
Today’s modern fabrics are long lasting, bright, easily cleaned, strong and flame-retardant. Modern frame materials offer high strength-to-weight ratios and corrosion resistance. The proper combination of these properties result in safe, strong, economical and attractive products.
Energy Savings
The benefits of awnings and canopies go far beyond aesthetic appeal. Awnings and canopies enhance the look of your home or business by adding shape, dimension and color. Awnings and canopies save energy and protect furniture, floors and carpets from fading.
You can actually feel the energy-saving benefits. In a typical home or office, more energy is transferred through glass doors and windows that through any other construction element. In fact, on a hot day, more energy comes through one square foot of glass than through an entire insulated wall. Solar radiation (infrared light) through glass is responsible for approximately 20 percent of the load on an air conditioner. Properly designed awnings and canopies can substantially increase energy saved over film and tinted glass alternatives. Studies by the American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers have shown that during the period of the day when the sun shines directly on southern-facing windows, a fabric awning or canopy reduces heat gain by 55 to 65 percent. For western exposure, the reduction in heat gain is 72 to 77 percent.
Identification & Advertising
Applying graphics directly to awning and canopy fabrics provides identification and advertisement without the need for additional sign structures. Integrating signage into an awning or canopy gives a seamless, sophisticated appearance to any entrance. Advances in sign technology have made it possible to achieve virtually any desired effect on your canopy.
Architectural Aesthetics
Creative designers and architects can develop useful and intriguing designs for modern awning and canopy systems that incorporate shape, light, color, texture, graphics and structure, at affordable cost. Awning and canopy frames are custom made by cutting, bending and welding metal tubing, and fitting the fabric to the frame. With these custom methods, almost any shape and size can be attained and covered with awning fabric. Consequently, the same awning can serve at least three necessary functions: weather protection, identification and architecture.
Call us now to speak with our awning experts and learn what awning or canopy structure is right for your location.
