Monitor & Screen Glare
Solar shades engineered for Mountain View and Sunnyvale's east-west orientation challenges — precise openness factors that kill glare on screens without blocking the view.
Commercial Window Coverings · San Francisco · Since 1998
Silicon Valley, CA · Tech-Campus & Class-A Office Shading
From Palo Alto venture offices to Cupertino campuses, Cutting Edge Drapery delivers automated shading that kills monitor glare, harvests daylight, and talks to every major BMS platform — Lutron Athena, Crestron, and Somfy animeo IP. Serving the Valley since 1998.
Cities we serve
Crews dispatched from 15 Dorman Ave, San Francisco — measuring, installing, and servicing tech offices from the Peninsula down to San Jose since 1998.
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What we solve
Six problems every Silicon Valley workplace fights — and the shading systems we engineer to end them.
Solar shades engineered for Mountain View and Sunnyvale's east-west orientation challenges — precise openness factors that kill glare on screens without blocking the view.
Floor-to-ceiling glass turns west exposures into ovens by 3 PM. Automated shading sheds solar load before it ever reaches your HVAC — and your energy bill.
Shades that track the sun across hundreds of openings — BMS-connected via Lutron Athena, Crestron, or Somfy animeo IP for centralized floor-by-floor control.
Design-forward roller and panel shade systems for Cupertino and Menlo Park headquarters — fabric selections coordinated with interior architects and workplace designers.
Blackout and light-blocking shade solutions for server rooms and AV-sensitive environments throughout the South Bay — cord-free, RF-controlled.
Sub-contractor coordination for Silicon Valley tenant-improvement projects — CSI MasterFormat specs, shop drawings, and certified submittals delivered on the GC's schedule.
Automation & BMS Integration
Your shades shouldn’t be a separate system. We integrate motorized shades with the platforms your building already runs — and we’re fluent in BACnet and KNX, so your shades talk to your building, not past it.
Lutron Athena
Certified Integrator
Athena, QS Wireless, and RadioRA 3 systems deployed across major tech campuses — daylight-harvesting scenes, solar-position scheduling, and centralized control from one processor.
Crestron
Whole-Campus AV + Shading
Shades on the same backbone as your conference rooms — scene control from the touchpanels, keypads, and apps your teams already use every day.
Somfy animeo IP
IP-Native Automation
Networked shade automation with sun-tracking schedules and zone-level logic — engineered for large multi-elevation facades and phased occupancies.
Systems & Programs
Every Silicon Valley install draws on the same product bench — explore each program in depth.
Built for California code
Silicon Valley projects live and die by the permit calendar. Every specification we deliver arrives with the energy, safety, and fire documentation your AHJ expects — first submission, not third.
Title 24
California Energy Code
SHGC and U-factor documentation prepared to pass Santa Clara and San Mateo county plan check — energy compliance handled before it becomes a schedule risk.
LEED v4.1
Green building credits
Full documentation package — SHGC, U-Factor, HPD declarations, and daylight autonomy calculations for the Valley's most sustainability-conscious companies.
WELL
Healthy workplaces
Glare control and daylight quality are core WELL concepts — automated shading that supports the light and comfort features your workplace team is targeting.
AB 2263 / NFPA 701
Safety & fire
Child-safe cordless systems per California's window-covering safety law, with flame-retardant certified fabrics documented for architectural review.
Silicon Valley, by the numbers
26+
Years in the Valley
Serving tech since 1998
4.9
Average Rating
Verified customer reviews
9
Cities Served
Palo Alto to San Jose
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Dealer Authorizations
Lutron · Somfy · Hunter Douglas · MechoShade · Silent Gliss · Crestron · Levolor · Draper · Polar Shades
How a campus rollout runs
A GC-grade process refined over 26 years of commercial subcontracting — built for phased occupancies and hard move-in dates.
We field-verify every opening ourselves — DLO dimensions, mounting conditions, and power availability across each floor.
Division 12 specifications, fabric and openness recommendations, and budget pricing aligned to your TI schedule.
Shop drawings, fabric swatches, NFPA 701 certifications, and Title 24 documentation packaged for AOR review.
Floor-by-floor delivery coordinated with the GC — after-hours crews and freight-elevator scheduling when occupancy demands it.
Scene programming, BMS handoff, punch walk, and an ongoing service program with priority response.
Now Bidding · Silicon Valley Wide
Quotes, submittals, and shop drawings for Silicon Valley TI projects — send the drawings and we’ll send back detailed numbers and a realistic schedule.