- Bronze
- Hartford Green
- Natural Clay
- White
- Black
- Sandstone
- Mill Aluminum
Clear Anodized, Dark Bronze Anodized, custom color matches, and flouropolymer finishes are available for an additional charge.
Copper, Stainless Steel, and simulated Lead coated Copper cladding options are available for an additional charge.
Actual colors may vary. Color chips are available upon request.
Living and Working Green with Solar Innovations®
Core Value #1 – Live and Work Green
Solar Innovations® is committed to living and working “Green.” Although every company’s efforts can continually be improved, Solar Innovations® is proud to support our company wide and team members’ home efforts to be more Green.
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Solar Innovations® is
Building a new facility with the intentions of achieving Gold level LEED certification at a minimum. Click here for more information.
Encouraging all team members to car pool to our facility.
Recycling all items including aluminum, glass, paper, plastic, cardboard, and more.
Reusing all packing materials including boxes, Styrofoam, packing peanuts, air pockets, etc.
Purchasing used items like computers, office furniture, and vehicles.
Using rechargeable batteries in cameras, computer mice, and other computer accessories.
Using digital cameras to minimize the environmental effects of job site photography (such as developing chemicals and unnecessary printing of photos, instead all photos can be directly stored in files in the computer system).
Using electronic project and quote files when working with customers to cut down on the use of paper.
Selling orphaned Solar Innovations® structures and unwanted items through the company website and eBay to keep them from being recycled or put into a landfill.
Providing team members with Green tips in our newsletter which can be easily implemented to daily life.
Cognizant of vehicle technology changes and completes routine maintenance to incorporate those changes into our company’s delivery and installation trucks.
Evaluating all suppliers and their products to ensure they are making a conscious effort to serve the environment before working with them.
Saving spent coffee grounds for use in gardening.
Using company dishware rather than paper or plastic goods.
Posting and referencing electronic material rather than providing paper copies of items to team members
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Enjoying natural lighting in many portions of the office building to minimize the use of overall electricity.
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Solar Innovations® Product Line also provides many environmentally conscious options to customers and can aid their success in building a Green facility. A list of environmentally friendly features is provided for review. If any questions arise regarding product efficiency, please contact your Solar Innovations® Representative by calling 800-618-0669.
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Solar Innovations® products
Are an Energy Star partner.
Provide ventilation and natural day lighting in any home or commercial setting.
Can be placed in correct placement and orientation with relation to the home to achieve heat gain if desired by our customer.
Provide passive solar energy gains through their use of glazing.
Provide high performance glazing options including 272, 240, and 366 Low-E glass choices, as well as thermally-efficient polycarbonate options up to 60mm in depth.
Contains thermal enhancement or a thermal break, depending on product selection, which improves overall thermal rating and performance for heat loss/heat gain.
Extrusions contain 23% post consumer recycled content and 41% of pre-consumer recycled content
Uses mass transit to move materials and completed products to consumers.
Employs diesel trucks for their power and gas performance when sending installation teams and products within six hours of our current facility.
Combine shipments, pick-ups, and service work whenever possible to cut down on fossil fuel usage transporting our products and our team members.
Are recyclable and utilize sustainable components.
Have accessory options (Environmental Control Systems) which can ensure that minimal electricity, water, and chemicals are used in a Greenhouse environment.
Continually develop with changing technology to ensure that environmental concerns are being addressed.
For more information on testing and certification levels please visit our testing page.
