the blinds are heat-resistant and designed to help control room temp as well as block direct sunlight.
TH On Aug 1, 3:04 pm, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI, blinds do not stop the heat, since the heat will have penetrated thru > the glass by the time it hits the blinds on the interior. The only thing > blinds do is reduce/stop glare. > The best is double-pane glass, and the cheapest is a window film to reduce > infrared and UV rays. An overhang can help if it's large enough for your > building direction/longitude-latitude/etc. > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > > > > > > > > > I personally like natural lighting. We have four quads, each with a > > skylight. The bordering offices have windows some "regular" windows, > > some 6 inches wide...they look 6 inches to me. We are in the lounge. > > There's natural lighting from the front doors, a "regular" window, and > > a skinny window. We are in Texas and the front of the building faces > > west, so right about evening time it gets hotter'n heck. But, I > > wouldn't trade it. May get blinds or a window shade though. ;-) > > > TH > > > On Aug 1, 1:17 pm, Adam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, > >> First off thank you all for the incredible insights I've gathered from the > >> group. I just have a simple question and all feedback would be great! Would > >> you rather open a space with a lot natural light or have a space with an > >> innovative design but would rely on artificial light? Thank you all for > >> your time and I look forward to hearing the responses! > > >> Adam Dean > >> Founder > >> 3C-Coworks > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
