Metal Sunshades

Metal sunshades are an increasingly popular way to reduce energy loss, cut utilities, and bring natural light through windows without compromising comfort or style. Customizable sunshade canopies may be used in all types of projects, from ground-up construction to additions. Aluminum sunshades are a lightweight and affordable solution to reduce glare and block solar rays, which increases the comfort of people inside of a building and decreases the cost and maintenance required of building owners. Attractive and contemporary, metal sunshades are cost-effective and depending upon the design and location of installation, can offer a 30 – 70% reduction of direct solar absorbance. Also, if LEED points/credits are important to your project, the extruded aluminum profiles of the metal sunshades consist of approximately 60% scrap aluminum, of which 55% is pre-consumer press scrap. Click here to view a gallery of metal sunshades from previous projects , and CAD drawings for seamless integration into your sunshades project.

Advantages to a Sunshade Canopy

Installing a sunshade canopy can provide energy saving benefits for your institutional or commercial building throughout the entire year, in any climate. During the summer, metal sunshades reduce the amount of sunlight that comes in through a building’s windows to decrease cooling costs and improve overall energy efficiency. Conversely, these same shades allow sunlight into the windows during the winter, not only improving heating efficiencies but allowing natural sunlight to enter a building during peak hours. The modern, architectural look of metal sunshades adds visual appeal to any building and a sunshade canopy can be customized to match the style of an existing canopy or overhang with adjustable outriggers, brackets, blades, and fascia.