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BTX Window Automation, Inc., Dallas, TX, offers roller shade systems that are both technologically advanced and extremely energy efficient for architectural applications. Compact and reliable 110-volt motors are located and concealed within the roller tube. Tubular extrusion and energy efficient fabric are integrated into a BTX extruded fascia housing. Systems also are available with front fascia or blackout backing, side and sill channels. Retractable exterior window awnings from Elegant Awnings, South El Monte, CA, feature completely powder-coated frames, acrylic fabrics and European styling. These durable yet beautiful awnings are lightweight, easy-to-install and provide exterior sun protection and elegance. Southwall Technologies Inc., Palto Alto, CA, presents Solis® residential metalized window film, which rejects up to 55 percent of all solar heat and blocks out 98 percent of all ultraviolet rays to reduce solar heat gain for better energy efficiency. Yet, this clear, colorless film lets the sunshine in providing maximum light while avoiding the shiny look of other metalized films. The semi-opaque fabric of Duette® triple-honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, Upper Saddle River, NJ, has an understated pebble design giving light a subtle, dappled effect. Triple-honeycomb construction makes these shades energy efficient with an R-value of 5.6. Duette also blocks out 99 percent of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays and have superior sound absorption qualities. MechoShade® Systems, Long Island City, NY, introduces its new EuroVeil[TM] Architectural Screens. The new shadecloth is a thinner, lighter, technologically advanced woven flame-resistant vinyl developed to satisfy the highest standards demanded by today's residential, commercial, educational and health care window applications. With five percent openness, the shadecloth provides optimum solar protection with unprecedented natural views.