Sunflower Corporation (Daylighting) is a start-up company founded in 2004 and based in Boulder Colorado, USA. Sunflower develops natural daylighting technology for use in commercial spaces.[1]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Daylighting/Lighting, Renewable energy |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Dr. Larry Kinney, Jim Walsh, John Hutson, Gary Cler, Dr. Ross McCluney |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Peter Novak (CEO) Jim Walsh (President) |
| Products | Daylighting systems |
| Website | www.sundolier.com |
The company focuses on active daylighting systems (as opposed to passive daylighting systems), which give these systems the ability to make greater use of available daylight for a longer period of time throughout the day.[2]
New technology and interest
editSunflower Corporation was the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Governor's Energy Office of Colorado, to bring its product, a "system that harvests sunlight and delivers it into interior spaces" to Colorado schools. Their patent pending technology is being considered by the state to be a 'key component' for a 'new push' in high-performance buildings.[3]
- Their daylighting technology lights an 800–8,000 sf room with a single 24 inch roof penetration for most of the day.[4]
- Their system uses a new active daylighting technology that is the only one of its kind on the market that will outperform skylights and light tubes by a factor of 4 or more.
Community Support
editSunflower Corporation has been active in supporting various public organizations in Colorado. The company has donated a number of Sundolier units to local schools, including a unit given to Longmont High School in Longmont, CO.[5] Additionally a unit was donated to the Phillip S. Miller Library in Douglas County, Colorado.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Sunflower Daylighting retrieved 9 February 2009
- ^ Active daylighting retrieved 9 February 2009
- ^ Hey, Barbara (2008-06-06). "Sunflower harvests natural light for interior spaces". Archived from the original on 2012-02-15.
- ^ Sunflower Daylighting retrieved 3 March 2010
- ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Douglas County Libraries".