August 13, 2015
Solar Innovations, Inc. manufactured this skylight for a residential building on the east coast. The single slope skylight is approximately 13 feet wide by 11½ feet tall altogether. This skylight was uniquely installed in the building’s entryway to provide natural light. The single slope design allows it to be the focal point of the structure. […]
August 10, 2015
LoE 340 Solar offers various glazing options that reduce solar heat gain and UV penetration while maximizing visible light transmittance and minimizing heat transfer. Low emissivity glazings create an energy efficient system that will sustain a comfortable room at any time of year. Solar offers several LoE glazing options, including LoE 340. LoE 340 blocks […]
July 21, 2015
Solar Innovations, Inc.’s onsite showroom contains many of the vast number of window and door systems that Solar manufactures, including the stacking wall system featured below. This system includes eight top hung panels that stack behind a polycarbonate door. One of the panels is an in-swing door with push/pull hardware. This allows users to not […]
July 20, 2015
Condensation forms on the windows, doors, and even the walls of a room when the temperature outside is colder and has a lower relative humidity than the interior. It is created when water vapor or humidity is converted from gas to liquid while there is a sudden drop in temperature at the surface it interacts […]
July 20, 2015
Choosing a glass structure or window system can often be confusing for someone with no knowledge of glazing terms. Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) is a phrase often used to describe glazed products, but the significance is often not fully explained. SHGC is the amount of solar radiation that passes through a window and is […]
