Blinds and shutters for your home: the benefits

Blinds Make Better is a national campaign created by the British Blind and Shutter Association.

Against a backdrop of rising energy prices and global warming, it has been designed to promote the performance benefits of blinds, shutters and awnings, demonstrating how shading helps keep indoor spaces warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

This means, helping keep your energy bills down and ensuring you can get a good night’s sleep during the summer months.

The campaign has lots more to offer too. It highlights how shading products can have a positive impact on your wellbeing as well as practical benefits around privacy and security.

From energy saving to the latest technological advancements, there is lots of information available to help you make the right choices for your home.

Working with our members and industry experts, we’ve pulled together all the facts and figures you need.

“People need to think of blinds, shutters and awnings as a way of regulating temperature, a bit like a thermostat.

“In the winter, during the day when it is sunny, open blinds to benefit from the sun’s free solar energy and close them in the evening to provide extra insulation and reduce heat loss, saving energy and money.”