Sun Block for the Home

BEAUMONT, CA - For an average of nine hours a day, more than 300 days a year, most homes get baked by the sun. During searing summer days and even frigid winter conditions, homes are constantly exposed to sunlight. Keeping energy bills down under those conditions can be a yearlong challenge for any homeowner. What can help? Energy-efficient Solar Block Plus windows that prevent solar heat gain from entering the home. A smoke-colored tint is added to the raw acrylic of the block during the fabrication stage of Hy-Lite® Solar Block Plus products. This tinting helps make the windows more energy efficient than regular glass or acrylic block windows.

"We call it 'sun block for the home' because the window block side facing the sun with the tinting helps restrict heat gain from entering the home and increasing energy costs," says Bruce Oellerich of Hy-Lite Products. "This product meets ENERGY STAR® requirements for the southern zone of the United States. Solar Block Plus windows complement a full-house window package that focuses on energy efficiency. When installed in a house, homeowners gain the decorative and privacy features of acrylic block windows without sacrificing energy efficiency."

Solar Block Plus meets the energy code requirements in two strict states (Texas and Georgia) with a .40 solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) when used in aluminum-framed windows. When combined with vinyl frames, the SHGC drops further and ranges from .28 to .37. All Solar Block Plus windows bear the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) label indicating the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) of that window. The Solar Block Plus blocks come in both six- and eight-inch sizes and can be incorporated into either operable or non-operable windows or exterior doorlight inserts. Each unit comes prefabricated from the factory in either a vinyl or aluminum frame.

Hy-Lite Products is an industry leader in prefabricated acrylic block products and specialty windows. Part of consumer products company Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), Hy-Lite manufactures a full line of operable and fixed windows, radius walls, door insert units and partitions. For more information on the full Hy-Lite product line, call 1-877-712-4013 or visit www.hy-lite.com.