By tony on September 23, 2011
Ever wondered how solar water systems work? Why they are designed and installed in certain ways? Want to know the difference between passive and active systems and what they actually look like when installed? Then join me at Solar Hot Water Design & Installation, a course I will be teaching at Palo Alto College as [...]
Posted in Blog, Events | Tagged education opportunity, Palo Alto College, Solar Texas, solar water heaters
By tony on July 5, 2011
From Our Friends at VELUX AMERICA: Rooms filled with natural light and fresh air are more beautiful, spacious and uplifting to our spirits. “With added natural light and ventilation from skylights, homeowners have attractive and effective tools to balance the light and improve ventilation in their homes,” says Joe Patrick, senior product manager with VELUX [...]
Posted in Blog, Skylights, Velux Products | Tagged home improvement, skylight selection, Solar Texas, Velux America
By tony on March 10, 2011
Solar water heater savings calculator tool from Velux USA.
Posted in Blog | Tagged calculator tools, payback, solar water heaters
By tony on February 7, 2011
Velux Solar Water Heater on a Clay Tile Roof Last week, the first Velux solar water heater was installed in San Antonio by Solar Texas and Will’s Plumbing. Velux has been manufacturing solar water heaters for around 20 years, but have only recently introduced the product to the USA market. Targetting residential and small commercial [...]
Posted in Blog, Velux Products | Tagged Solar Texas, solar water heaters, Velux America
By tony on December 1, 2010
We just installed a 14 inch Velux Sun Tunnel on the KENS-5 Mi Casa Makeover Home in San Antonio last week. This house will be featured on KENS 5 Great Day SA in the near future. The room we chose was a closet off the master bathroom at the rear of the home. Considerable time [...]
Posted in Blog, Sun Tunnels, Velux Products | Tagged installation instructions, KENS 5 Mi Casa Makeover, Solar Texas, Velux Sun Tunnels
