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Case Study: Rooftop Rendezvous

Utilizing a Custom Glass Structure for Rooftop Access. Exploring ways to meet the New York City building code on egress, a New York townhouse resident decided to use the opportunities afforded by a renovation to bring extra light into their living space. The new code had invalidated an existing ladder and...

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Keep Your Plants Healthy: Minerals for Plant Growth

Minerals are essential for healthy plant growth, but choosing the right soil and minerals for your plants can be overwhelming. Our greenhouse experts have broken down the main minerals for successful gardening, and what to expect if your plants are not getting enough of any of them. Nitrogen Nitrogen is used by all plants more […]

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Project Spotlight: 16-06-111 Private Residence

Solar Innovations® Architectural Glazing Systems’ install team recently completed work on a residential greenhouse in Virginia. The SI5207 aluminum straight-eave lean-to greenhouse is equipped with a SI2250 out-swing terrace door on both gable ends for convenient access from the structure to the outdoors. In order to provide the proper growing environment, a complete line of […]

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Sharing the Fruits of Our Labor: Banana Harvest

As you enter the main office building on our campus, you are greeted by an entryway greenhouse environment complete with a beautiful koi pond and numerous fruiting tropical plants. We grow bananas, pineapples, limes, lemons, and even cumquats. Right now our banana trees are producing very well and we are sharing the fruits of our […]

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Project Spotlight: 13-09-012 Akron Rubber Ducks

Today is National Rubber Ducky Day, and to celebrate, we’re highlighting a project Solar Innovations® completed at Canal Park, home of the Akron Rubber Ducks. This project featured several units, including four SI3350 folding glass wall systems, three SI5200 vertical wall systems, and four SI8200 multi-track sliding wall systems. All of the units were finished […]