Green Products – High-performance Daylighting Systems

Solatube

An environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional skylights

Humans crave natural light. On top of that, natural light is easy on our eyes, creates a sense of space, and warms our spirit. Just think of that first warm winter day after weeks of being trapped in the gloom of poorly lit indoor spaces. Natural lighting is also the most renewable resource we can utilize.

Installing a Solatube® is an affordable way to bring daylight into dark spaces where natural light had rarely been an option. A Solatube uses advanced optics to catch natural daylight and channel it down a highly reflective shaft and into your home space with an optical diffuser. Unlike conventional alternatives to natural lighting deficiencies, such as a skylight, a Solatube is round, so it works with nature to quickly flash water off your roof, rather than giving that water time to gather and cause damage. Because of its relatively small size (10” & 14” diameter) the Solatube system reduces thermal energy loss compared to other day-lighting options. A Solatube is easy to install and inexpensive.

Solatube is available with a variety of lenses for diffusing light, angled tubing for spaces that don’t offer direct access to your roofline, dimmers, and seamless, leak proof flashing.

Solatube Specifications:

  • Ventilation add on kit
  • Light add on kit
  • Some models qualify for the 30% Federal Tax Credit

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Solar Star

Roof Mounted Attic Fan by Solatube

Research has proven that heat and moisture are an attic’s worst enemy. In addition to that, a hot attic puts additional strain on the energy intensive cooling systems in your home. Cool off your hot attic with the Solar Star attic ventilation system and reduce your energy bills. Solar Star attic fans are cost free to operate—they are truly run by the sun. The Solar Star comes installed with a miniature solar panel mounted to it that runs when the sun is out, keeping your house cooler in the summer and your roof system free from moisture all year long. By moving air actively, the Solar Star is more effective than passive side vents that depend on shifts in air flow and pressure to move air. Like the Solatube, the Solar Star installs with a seamless, leak proof, round flashing. It quickly installs with no wiring, no assembly and no mess. As well, the Solar Star is qualified for the 30% Federal Tax Credit.

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