Silver surfaces reflect well, but also have high thermal conductivities. Like the newer space suits , we have eliminated the shine because our material is not silver, but white and gray, and absorbs and emits a nominal 11% of heat energy. This can be major factor because items such as shades, curtains, and dark glass tinting actually absorb and radiate heat into a building, leading to an internal temperature imbalance.

We can go back to the space suit analogy. The suits retained body heat when temperatures were -245º F. The thermal energy one creates in a home or building (through heating, cooking, electronic devices), is also retained by our ThermeShades before escaping through the windows. Studies done during sub-zero Canadian winters show hotel rooms were able to save 50+% on heating costs.

FAQs Archive - ThermēShade

Q: What is the "infrared spectrum"?

More than half of the total energy from the sun arrives as infrared . It zooms through space but carries no heat until it hits a solid object here on earth. Clear glass windows minimally slow these waves, so when they stop at the floor, furniture or your skin, they heat up those objects. The sooner you block this incoming energy (right next to the glass), less heat is created inside a building.