It could also save up to 74% in lighting energy use too.
While we thought SmartShades would primarily be sold to residential households, commercial buildings began reaching out to us. They wanted a simple solution to automate shades, not only for solar heat gain management, but also for something known as “daylighting” or “daylight harvesting” during overcast weather - this was a fancy term they used to say they wanted more natural lighting to illuminate their office space.
By reducing a buildings reliance of artificial indoor lighting, the building could save up to 74% in lighting energy use, as well as improve occupant morale and employee productivity by providing better views.