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  Welcome to the Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA) Web Site – your first source for awning information. Learn about the benefits and energy savings of awnings, view awning designs, contact one of over 300 professional awning manufacturers who are PAMA members. If you are an awning company or a supplier to the industry, find out how membership benefits you by clicking on About PAMA! Enjoy your visit.

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Be part of the most exciting promotion ever attempted by IFAI/PAMA. Bring customers to your door by becoming a PAMA member. All PAMA members are included in the Awning Consumer Awareness Campaign. As an awning fabricator or industry supplier you can be part of this exciting initiative to educate millions of consumers about awnings and awning benefits. The campaign has already reached over 2 billion readers through publications, web sites and blogs. Join PAMA now to get in on this awning industry initiative to drive residential customers to your business, directly or through your customers. Join PAMA now.



Videos

This new video, "Awnings Provide Successful Solutions for Commercial Buildings," highlights the wide spectrum of benefits awnings provide for commercial applications. This video is the first in a series of four to be released in the coming weeks and reveals how awnings add functionality, promote brand visibility, expand revenue potential, and cut energy costs - even contribute to LEED® certification

How to Protect Your Pet from Sun & Heat

Awnings Today Awnings and Energy Savings ● Awning Benefits See how awnings help reduce energy usage, and how awnings can expand living space, protect from UV Rays and beautify the home exterior. The video features an interview with John Carmody, Director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota, discussing the Awning Energy Study, Awnings in Residential Buildings: The Impact on Energy Use and Peak Demand.

The video also features PAMA Member, Gary Buermann of G & J Awning discussing the benefits of using awnings on the home, and some of the attractive features of modern awnings including a wide selection of fabrics and remote controls.

Buying Awnings: A Homeowner’s Purchase from Start to Finish

Awnings Save Illinois Homeowner Cooling Energy Costs
 

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Visit www.awningstoday.com to learn more about awnings for your home or to find a nearby Professional Awnings Manufacturers Association member.


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Awnings and canopies offer a number of benefits for commercial buildings and residences. Benefits include:

  • Energy savings
  • Protecting historic windows and/or masonry around doors and windows from the elements
  • Enhancing the look and ambiance of a building by introducing color and shape
  • A wide range of custom design choices in terms of fabric and awning/canopy styles.
  • Creating outdoor eating and living spaces
  • Cost-effective – awnings and canopies are affordable enhancements to architectural design

Click here to access resources to help you with your awning and canopy design and specifications.

 

 

Energy Study Finds
that Awnings Save Energy




Upcoming Events

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Employment Strategies Workshop
Pittsburgh , PA
Held in conjunction with the Canvas Products Association Zone 7

Click here for flyer/registration form (link to workshop flyer pdf)

Thursday, February 3, 2011
Metal Fabrication Workshop
Chicago, IL
Held in conjunction with the Midwest Fabric Products Association

Wednesday, October 28, 2010
Awning Symposium Marketing Your Awning Company in the New Economy

IFAI Expo Americas 2010
Orlando, FL

October 27-29, 2010
IFAI Expo Americas 2010
Orlando, FL

www.ifaiexpo.com

For more information contact:
Michelle Sahlin
PAMA Managing Director
+(1) 651/225-6948 e-mail mesahlin@ifai.com