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.
The company focuses on
active daylighting systems (as opposed to
passive daylighting
Passive may refer to:
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systems), which give these systems the ability to make greater use of available daylight for a longer period of time throughout the day.
New technology and interest
Sunflower 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.
*Their daylighting technology lights an 800–8,000 sf room with a single 24 inch roof penetration for most of the day.
*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 tube
Light tubes (also known as solar pipes, tubular skylights or sun tunnels) are structures that transmit or distribute natural or artificial light for the purpose of illumination and are examples of optical waveguides.
In their application to ...
s by a factor of 4 or more.
Community Support
Sunflower 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. Additionally a unit was donated to the Phillip S. Miller Library in Douglas County, Colorado.
See also
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Daylighting Daylighting can refer to:
* Daylighting (architecture), use of windows for indirect lighting
* Daylighting (intersections), improving road visibility at intersections
* Daylighting (streams), restoration of a previously buried watercourse
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Active daylighting
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Green technology
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Renewable energy
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Solar power
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References
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External links
Company websiteDocumentary: The Sundolier at Phillip S. Miller Library
American companies established in 2004
Companies based in Boulder, Colorado
2004 establishments in Colorado
Lighting organizations