由于住宅燃料价格上涨，有效使用这些燃料在控制家庭能源成本方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。窗户提供了室外照明和户外景观，但它们在冬季剥夺了我们的温暖，并允许太阳辐射为我们的空调房供暖。各种各样的处理方法已经并正在被提议用作窗户的覆盖物，以调节或减少通过窗户的热传递。这些产品中的许多在燃油节约方面存在相互矛盾的信息，并且；节省物从各种类型的测量中得出。 1940年，Armor Institute of Technologyl向窗帘研究所发布了一份关于使用布料窗帘减少夏季热量摄入的最终报告。Armour得出结论，在夏季，布料遮光可以减少多达55%的热量摄入。浅色布帘比深色布帘能阻挡更多夏季热量。本文探讨了各种类型的窗户覆盖物及其在冬季和夏季条件下控制热量损失和增加的有效性。包括各种材料的卷帘、百叶窗、窗帘和窗帘，以及两种类型的不同组合。 引用:俄亥俄州辛辛那提市ASHRAE学报第87卷第2部分

Because of inflating residential fuel rates, effective use of these fuels playing is an increasingly important role in controlling home energy costs. Windows provide outside lighting and outdoor views, but they rob us of warmth during the winter and, allow solar radiation to heat our air conditioned homes.Various treatments have been and are being proposed for use as coverings for windows to regulate or decrease the heat transfer through a window in a home. Many of these products present conflicting information regarding their fuel savings, and these;savings;are derived from various types of measurements.The Armour Institute of Technologyl published a final report to the Window Shade Institute in 1940 on the reduction of heat intake in summer with cloth window coverings. Armour concluded that cloth shades reduced heat intake by as much as 55%in the summer. Light colored cloth shades kept out more summer heat than dark colored cloth shades.This paper explores various types of window coverings and their effectiveness in controlling heat loss and gain under winter and summer conditions. Included are roller shades of various materials, window blinds, window shades, and drapes as well as different combinations of two types.