Imagine! recently completed construction on the Longmont SmartHome, which puts Longmont at the epicenter of a new way of providing care services utilizing technology to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. Solar Eclipse Shades was honored to participate in the project by providing all the motorized UV shades for the Longmont SmartHome. All of the shades are motorized and automated via RS232 to the main control panel for the home. "The Longmont SmartHome is the most advanced home automation project...
Read More
Transform your facility into a place where people want to stop to see what's going on, with the "WOW" factor that SKYShades will provide. It's not just a UV shade structure, it's a work of art! "Since we installed the shade structure last year, we have increased our customer traffic by 25% and our total sales are up over 30%," according to Keith Feltner, President of Bay Breeze Car Wash of Brandon. "Customer comfort and employee productivity have increased tremendously....
Read More
Outside the Tampa Bay Museum of History and along Tampa's Riverwalk, SKYShades has erected this beautiful patriotic sail shade structure. It not only provides shade for patrons waiting to enter the museum, but it is an exhibit onto itself. Step inside the new, 60,000-square-foot History Center in Tampa’s bustling Channelside District and take a journey through 12,000 years of powerful stories. Follow in the footsteps of the first native inhabitants, Spanish conquistadors, pioneers, presidents, sports legends, and railroad tycoons. Stroll through a...
Read More
The Marriott Cypress Harbor Resort in Orlando, Florida, was seeking to re-design a covered courtyard area that was confined by columns and a conventional roofing structure. According to the architect, the eating area lacked openness and natural light. SKYShades proposed the 40' X 40' canopy shown in the picture. The design utilizes a 43 ft tall center mast with a sail attached to reflect the Marriott's logo. The conic roofing structure is a Teflon Coated Fiberglass fabric (PTFE) that is...
Read More
One of the best ways to beat the heat and provide a nice accent for the interior of your home at the same time is with a Polar Shades Interior Retractable Shade. Our interior window shades come in a variety of designer colors and will fit in almost any opening. One of the added benefits of Interior Retractable Blinds is not only their ability to cool down any living space, but they also help to avoid sun damage to your furniture...
Read More
SKYShades wanted an artistic and aesthetically pleasing sail structure to grace the atrium of their corporate headquarters at 407 Wekiva Springs Road in Orlando, Florida. The featured center piece consists of two intersecting hypar sails (1 black and 1 terracotta). The two sails intersect; therefore, the design, pattering, and manufacturing had to be exact, so under tension the two sails don't touch. The dramatic height differences in the high and low points of the sails define this unique structure. The end...
Read More
