SunBlox solar screens offer an easy and practical method for improving the energy efficiency of windows and glass doors. In the summer, most unwanted heat gain comes in the form of sunlight radiating through unprotected glass. This glass is a building's most vulnerable area for heat gain. In fact, 60 square feet of glass can admit as much as 12,000 BTU's of heat each hour requiring one extra ton of air conditioning (East Facing, 8a.m., Latitude 40° N.). Controlling this solar heat gain is extremely important in energy conservation and passive solar design.
August 24, 2009
Lake Nona installation
SunBlox solar screens offer an easy and practical method for improving the energy efficiency of windows and glass doors. In the summer, most unwanted heat gain comes in the form of sunlight radiating through unprotected glass. This glass is a building's most vulnerable area for heat gain. In fact, 60 square feet of glass can admit as much as 12,000 BTU's of heat each hour requiring one extra ton of air conditioning (East Facing, 8a.m., Latitude 40° N.). Controlling this solar heat gain is extremely important in energy conservation and passive solar design.
August 23, 2009
Weatherization program drops $7.7M into Central Florida
Orlando Business Journal article about SunBlox
Friday, July 10, 2009
About $7.7 million in federal stimulus funds is being targeted to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes in Central Florida, bringing much-needed jobs to home improvement contractors.
The Weatherization Assistance Program funds are part of $175 million the state is expected to receive in two $87.5 million increments.
The Florida Division of Housing & Community Development said Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties will receive the funding this year to help retrofit low-income houses with energy-efficient equipment such as solar screening, repair or replace water heaters, and install attic and floor insulation as well as new heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
The funding can be expected to create up to 215 jobs, according to a widely accepted U.S. government formula of 28 jobs per $1 million in project cost.
Four of the 29 Florida-based organizations that will receive funding are located in Central Florida. They include the Orange County Housing & Community Development Office, Osceola County Council on Aging Inc., Meals on Wheels Etc. and Lake Community Action Agency Inc.
Bill Pass, program manager of housing rehabilitation for Orange County, said the funding should help local organizations improve low-income houses.
In Orange County alone, Pass said there are more than 300 homes that require weatherization upgrades. Bids for those properties should go out by fourth-quarter 2009.
Osceola County has another 150 homes awaiting work that will be bid to the private sector, said Larry Belisle, weatherization program coordinator for the Osceola County Council on Aging Inc.
The economic pressure on low-income homes has caused new applications for assistance to triple from 60 in 2008 to 150 now, he said. “There’s always a need for this work, but now there’s so much more because of this economic recession.”
The work will also help create much-needed work for private-sector contractors.
That’s good news for Chuck Kulp, president of Orlando-based Energy Air Inc., a 350-employee residential and commercial HVAC contractor. Kulp hopes to snag some of the work.
Since the recession began, Kulp said his residential division went from nearly $13 million in volume in 2006 to $4 million this year. The work coming from the Weatherization Assistance Program “would be a big opportunity for us,” Kulp said.
The same is true for smaller contractors such as Sun Blox Inc., a three-person, Ocoee-based residential and commercial solar screen installer.
“This would be a great opportunity for us since we’re a small business looking for whatever we can bid on,” said owner Keith Freeman.
http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/07/13/story1.html
Clermont, FL. installation
A recent SunBlox installation in Clermont, FL. This customer is so very happy with effects of solar screens!!!!!Installation in Viera, FL.
Solar Screens Are Like A Big Shade Tree!The most effective way to control the sun's heat and glare is to stop it before it enters your window. Once the sun's rays enter your windows, they are absorbed and begin to radiate throughout the room in the form of heat. Much like a big shade tree, exterior shading will reduce your cooling costs, reduce the load on your air conditioning, and will eliminate glare and fading.
visit: www.sunbloxsolarscreens.com
August 21, 2009
We are currently preparing proposals for the Red Oak ISD in Red Oak, Texas. Red Oak is a suburb south of Dallas, Texas. The proposal will include the field sports press box - 2 levels and the side walls. A consulting trip is planned to determine their best options for sun control and eliminate the solar heat-gain in the press box.
On July 20, 2009 we shipped 38 each solar screens to Chugiak, Alaska. Our client is DBS Enterprises located in Chugiak, AK. SunBlox solar screens will be installed on the Child Development/ Child Care buildings on Ft. Richardson Army Base, AK. We fabricated bronze frames with black Phifer Suntex 80 for their sun control needs. All screens were shipped via UPS Ground and installed by others.
August 18, 2009
Keith Freeman - Owner/ Founder
Keith Freeman - Owner/Founder of SunBlox Solar Screens
Feel free to write me a message at: keith@sunbloxsolarscreens.com
On Wednesday August 12, 2009 we delivered 112 solar screens to Miller Construction Management for an apartment building project in Arcadia, Florida. Project was completed for Miller Construction Management, Inc. for the owners due to the local housing authority energy efficiency guidelines.
Miller Construction Management, Inc.
502 N Massachusetts Ave
Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone (863) 688-3060
Fax (863) 682-1242
millerconstructionmanagement.com
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