Energy Efficient Window Treatments & Insulated Shades
Reduce solar heat gain, manage UV exposure and improve comfort with insulated window treatments designed for Austin homes.
Austin’s intense sun and long cooling season can make windows a major source of unwanted heat. Insulated and energy-efficient window treatments add another layer at the glass to help manage solar heat gain, reduce UV exposure and create a more comfortable indoor environment. Explore custom shades, shutters, blinds and drapery designed around the windows and conditions in your Austin home.
Duette® Honeycomb Shades
Energy Saving Window Shades Increase Comfort
Block Heat & UV Rays
With the intensity of the Texas sun, it’s important to manage incoming sunlight with fabrics and materials designed to reduce solar heat gain and UV exposure. Specialty fabrics, materials and window treatment designs can help protect your home’s interior while improving comfort.
Reduce Energy Loss at the Window
Insulated window treatments add a barrier at the glass to help reduce heat transfer. That can help limit unwanted heat gain during Austin summers and improve comfort near windows during cooler weather.
Improve Comfort without Sacrificing Light
You don’t have to block all natural light to create a more comfortable home. Light-filtering fabrics, cellular construction and adjustable features can help manage sunlight and heat while still allowing daylight into the room.
Why Choose Energy Efficient Window Treatments?
When you face extreme heat like we do in Texas, window treatments need to do more than look good. Insulated designs help limit heat transfer through glass while reducing glare and UV exposure—so your home stays more comfortable throughout the day.
Cellular Shades Add Insulation at the Window
Windows can be a significant source of heat transfer, even in newer homes. Hunter Douglas honeycomb shades use cellular pockets that trap air at the window, adding an insulating layer between the glass and your home’s interior. This design can help reduce heat transfer and maintain a more comfortable indoor environment during Austin’s hottest months.
Insulated Treatments for Large, Sunny Windows
The largest windows and sliding glass doors in your Austin home offer beautiful natural light, but all that glass can also bring intense sunlight, heat and UV exposure into the room. Insulated shades add a barrier at the glass to help reduce heat transfer and manage incoming sunlight, making large, sunny spaces more comfortable.
Features That Make Energy Management Easier
The way you operate your window treatments can be just as important as the fabrics and construction you choose. Features that give you more control over when and how much of the window is covered can make it easier to manage sunlight, privacy and comfort throughout the day.
Top Down Shades: Daylight enters from the top while keeping most of the window covered for privacy and temperature control with top down bottom up shades.
Dual Shades: Combine light-filtering and room-darkening options in one treatment for flexible comfort with the Duolite® system.
Motorized Shades: Schedule compatible shades to close during periods of intense sunlight and reopen when conditions change. Explore convenient light and heat management with PowerView® Automation.
Energy Efficient Window Treatments FAQ
What is considered an energy efficient window treatment?
An energy-efficient window treatment helps manage heat transfer and solar heat gain at the window. Cellular shades are specifically designed to add insulation at the glass, while other shades, shutters and drapery can help manage sunlight, heat and indoor comfort in different ways.
What is heat gain?
Heat gain is an increase in indoor heat from sources such as sunlight entering through windows and heat transferring through the glass. Direct sunlight can also warm floors, furniture and other surfaces inside the room. Window treatments can help by reducing incoming solar radiation and, depending on their construction, adding insulation at the window.
Which window treatments offer the best energy savings?
Cellular shades are one of the strongest options when insulation is the priority because their honeycomb-shaped cells trap air at the window. Other products, including shutters, Roman shades, solar shades and layered drapery, can provide additional light, heat and comfort benefits depending on the window. Compare the best energy-efficient window treatments to see which options may fit your home.
Do energy efficient window coverings have to be blackout?
No, they do not. While blackout fabrics influence comfortable interiors because sunlight is stopped at the window, certain types of insulating window shades can offer light filtering energy efficiency. Cellular shades create a barrier of insulation at the window, engineered with a cellular structure that stops air flow. The fabrics can be blackout and room darkening, but they can also be light filtering or sheer fabrics.
Are energy efficient shades available with motorization?
Yes, almost all of our insulating shades can be operated with Hunter Douglas PowerView® Automation, which can adjust in an instant or on a schedule to ensure comfortable temperatures all year long.
Can energy efficient window treatments work on large, tall and wide windows?
Yes, our Hunter Douglas window treatments are custom-made, which means we can tailor the size, shape, height and width to fit your windows. We have options for your largest windows in insulating shades, blinds and draperies. We also offer real wood shutters that can cover larger windows than most other brands, due to the structural integrity and customizations.
Explore Energy Efficient Window Treatments
The following products are commonly used in energy efficient window solutions, depending on your home’s needs.
Additional Window Features & Solutions
Insulated shades can be combined with other window treatment solutions to further improve comfort, privacy, and light control. Take a look at the other window covering features we offer to see which ones you can combine to create the ultimate amount of benefits in your Austin area home.
