Automated Shades. Specialty created its own custom and motorized shade business, ShadeWorksTM, as its drapery customers began demanding sophisticated shading systems from highly stylized residential shades to engineering motorized shading systems for commercial businesses. In fact Specialty has provided unique shade systems for many private residences to Monticello, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The National Cathedral, Norfolk Cruise Terminal, University of Virginia and many other colleges, universities, businesses, etc. Specialty’s unique engineering capability to automate shades to reduce energy consumption and harvest natural light has made us a demanded resource to the residential and commercial design and construction markets.