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L-SHAPE - The Winandy SUN-MATE® greenhouse system is easily
customized to meet diverse architectural needs. This specialized "L-shaped"
lean-to adds a greenhouse to the high school while at the same time enclosing an exterior
stairwell. An interior partition keeps hot, moist air from the greenhouse out of the rest
of the school.
OFFSET DESIGN/PLASTIC - The
offset design, mill finish aluminum and 8mm twin wall polycarbonate plastic glazing panels
successfully meet the client's need for a damage-resistant institutional garden center.
| COVERINGS |
COST |
COMMENTS |
| Single tempered glass (1/8" x 36"
wide) |
Lowest cost |
Permanent, double glazeable in the future |
| Double tempered glass (2-1/8" x 36"
wide) |
Comparable to structured plastic panels |
Permanent - 50% energy savings and heat cost
reduction |
| Triple tempered glass (3-1/8" x 36"
wide) |
Larger investment
Lower real cost |
Permanent - 75% energy savings and heat cost
reduction |
| 5/16" Laminated glass inner roof layer |
Higher cost than tempered |
Permanent and complies with code based
overhead glazing requirements |
| Colored Glass, all types |
More expensive than clear |
Permanent |
| Structured plastic panels (6 mm to 16 mm
thick) |
Comparable to double tempered glass |
Ten year manufacturer's warranty - about 45%
energy savings |
| Corrugated plastic panels |
Low cost |
Ten year manufacturer's warranty |
UNEVEN SPAN
Further customization is evident in this rigid frame greenhouse which requires an uneven
span to connect it to the second floor parapet wall of an adjacent structure.
BARREL VAULT - Curved metal
and curved panels of either plastic or glass are used to reskin barrel vault structures.
Winandy has also created a DOUBLE BARREL VAULT roof and wall skin on the tenth floor of a
major university in the Southwest. That structure incorporates panels which allow the
amount of sunlight to vary, by design from 40% to 90% as requested by the client.
