 Inferred self-shading window is a smart window. Self-shades in response to the sun as it moves across the sky and provides the greatest amount of shading so that it could reduce the use of air conditioning. Buildings use 40% of all energy in the United States. They are also the culprit of about 40% of emissions. So if we can try to even tackle that in the smallest amount, I think it makes a really big deal. I use the Thermal Bi-Metal which is a smart material. It uses zero energy and zero controls. It responds to temperature change just by the physics and materiality of it. What it does is it throws its weight one way or another to block the sun from entering the building. And by making these things operate individually, we can actually make the building facade so dynamic so the building throughout the day can also have a changing facade depending on what the environment is. I started using Thermal Bi-Metals in my work probably about 15 years ago. In this case, it was after doing several different projects and really understanding the material that I was able to figure out how we can use a much more clear glass and therefore increase the amount of natural daylighting coming into the building. And that's a big deal because it's great for human wellness. One of the early adopters is the Kleefield Contemporary Museum at the Cal State Long Beach campus. We were really excited to work with her because Doris wanted to do a test structure with the Invert technology and our project was to place Smartbox which is a converted shipping container. We divided it in half so half of it was testing this Invert window system and the other half was a control side and had nothing in it. Working with Burke Scarpa Architects was fantastic. When I suggested putting the windows in their offices they immediately jumped at it. What Doris is really doing is kind of deep retrofits and so we had an existing pivot door that she came in and retrofitted and I have to tell you that people will come in to our lobby and say this is just really beautiful. It has been really useful because we were really interested on how people feel when they're working behind this kind of window system. We're finding that it actually is a productive system that people really enjoy it and it's been working out really well. Winning the National Design Award is just amazing to us. What it is is this huge validation for not only our product but also for what we do. The building industry is slow to adopt new technologies and that is a big challenge for us as we're trying to get Invert to be adopted by developers and builders who really need to take steps to combat climate change. 15, 20 years ago I became really concerned about the environment. I thought that if no one was going to do it I thought I would do it myself.