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Sheerweave Style 2100
Heat Rejection Style 2000 - approximately 66%
Heat Rejection Style 2100 - approximately 62%
Current Production Time 7 to 9 days
SheerWeave's light-filtering qualities diffuse light, reduce glare and help control solar heat gain to make any room a more comfortable environment. As SheerWeave filters and diffuses light, it also helps reduce the fading of textiles and interior furnishings.
SheerWeave 2000 and 2100 fabrics provides energy-efficient solutions by reducing the amount of solar heat gain.
While lighter color fabrics reflect light and illuminate the interior with just the right amount of light, darker fabrics provide a superb view to the outside and absorb light making them ideal for viewing computer and television screens.
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Phifer SheerWeave 2000 and 2100 fabrics are the first window shade fabrics to be GreenGuard Certified. GreenGuard Certification ensures that the highest industry standards are being applied to maintain indoor air quality for the health and safety of building occupants.
This certification is a requirement reference in the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Commercial Interiors Rating System.
Extreme Heat but Some View Needed
Style 2000 - 5% Openness - 95% UV Blockage
Good Heat Control with Excellent View
Style 2100 - 10% Openness - 90% UV Blockage
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SheerWeave 2000 - White
- Made of a unique PVC-coated polyester yarn
- The PVC coating contains UV inhibitors to prolong the life of the fabrics
- Instantly reduces heat and glare
- Reduces fading of drapes, carpets, wood floors, art and other interior furnishings
- Temperatures become more uniform and comfortable throughout the room
- Reflects excess solar energy back outside through the glass
- Demand and strain is decreased on existing cooling and heating equipment
- Prevents heat loss in winter
- Blocks the heat, not the view
- Anti-bacterial
- Does not promote mold, bacteria or dry rot
- Provides daytime privacy from the outside world
- You can see out, others cannot see in.
- Rolls up and down (open and closes) with ease
- Excellent outward visibility even when fully closed
- Non-claustrophobic. You do not have that closed in feeling.
- All window solar shades are custom-manufactured to your specifications
- Most of our window treatments are pre-assembled
- Simply snap into brackets that you attach to your window frame
- Includes installation hardware and instructions
- No special equipment or skill required
- Maintenance free
- Periodically vacuum and only an occasional cleaning is required, using a mild detergent, soft brushing and thorough rinsing.
- Composition:
- 25% Polyester, 75% Vinyl on Polyester
- Fire Classification
- NFPA 701-1999 TM #1 (small scale)
- NFPA 101 (Class A Rating)
- UBC (Class 1)
- California U.S. Title 19 (small scale)
- British Standard 5867
- Bacteria and Fungal Resistance
- ASTM-G21
- ASTM-G22
- Conforms with C.P.S.C. child safety guidelines
- Dark color fabrics provide more clarity of view than light colored fabrics
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SheerWeave 2000 - White
Minimum width: 11-inches
Mimimum height: 9-inches
Maximum width: 144-inches
Maximum height: 144-inches
Shades have 1/2-inch gaps on both sides between the edge of the fabric and the end of the roller bracket.
If light control is critical, outside mount is recommended.
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SheerWeave 2000 Colors
Light Colors vs Dark Colors
Lighter colors are better for reducing heat gain. Lighter colors reflect more light which reduces the visibility through the fabric.
Darker colors provide greater visibility through the fabric as they absorb more light.
Solar Optical Properties
Sheerweave Style 2000
Approx. UV Blockage 95%
Approx. Openness Factor 5%
Composition:
37% Fiberglass, 63% PVC on Fiberglass| Color | TS | RS | AS | TV |
| White | 20 | 67 | 13 | 16 |
| White/Bone | 18 | 61 | 21 | 13 |
| White/Platinum | 13 | 49 | 38 | 11 |
| Bone | 18 | 55 | 27 | 12 |
| Bone/Platinum | 12 | 43 | 45 | 10 |
| Bronze | 5 | 7 | 88 | 6 |
| Platinum | 10 | 35 | 55 | 9 |
| Charcoal | 6 | 4 | 90 | 6 |
| Charcoal/Gray | 7 | 9 | 84 | 7 |
| Charcoal/Chestnut | 6 | 7 | 87 | 6 |
Sheerweave Style 2100
Approx. UV Blockage 90%
Approx. Openness Factor 10%
Composition:
37% Fiberglass, 63% PVC on Fiberglass| Color | TS | RS | AS | TV |
| White | 22 | 60 | 18 | 16 |
| White/Bone | 19 | 54 | 27 | 14 |
| White/Platinum | 16 | 47 | 37 | 12 |
| Bone | 19 | 44 | 37 | 15 |
| Bone/Platinum | 16 | 38 | 46 | 14 |
| Bronze | 8 | 5 | 87 | 9 |
| Platinum | 10 | 31 | 59 | 9 |
| Charcoal | 9 | 4 | 87 | 10 |
| Charcoal/Gray | 11 | 8 | 81 | 12 |
| Charcoal/Chestnut | 11 | 6 | 83 | 12 |
Definition of Terms
TS - (Solar Transmittance) The percentage of solar energy passing through the fabric.
RS - (Solar Reflectance) The total amount of heat that is reflected back out of the window glass. Reflected heat is reflected outward and will not heat up the room.
AS - (Solar Absorptance) The percentage of solar energy that the fabric absorbs.
TV - (Visible Transmittance) The percentage of visible light passing through the fabric. It is related to the amount of glare a person receives through a glazing system.
Air Filtration through most 30-inch x 60-inch double-hung windows is like having a 12 square inch hole in the window.
Air filtration can be experienced by feeling cold air move across floors. It can be seen by watching drapes and shades move, and it can be heard whistling through the windows.
If you've ever stood by a window on a sunny day or a cold night then you know that windows have a lot to do with how comfortable your home or office feels.
Heat moves from warmer to colder areas and will enter through a window on a warmer day but escape through a window on a cold night.
Heat travels via three different methods.
- The first way is Radiation
Sunlight is radiation and most of it passes directly through glass, warming the objects on the other side.
- The second method is Conduction
Conduction occurs when heat is transmitted through an object. Glass is a good conductor, and transmits heat from warm air that touches it.
- The third method is Convection
Convection happens when heat is stirred by moving air.
Solar shades are an effective energy saver when properly installed and used. The shade forms an insulating layer of air between the shade and the window.
In summer solar shades should be lowered on sunlit windows to reduce solar heat gain.
In winter, shades, specifically on the south side of a building, should be raised during the day to increase solar heating, and then lowered at night to reduce heat loss.