Motorized Retractable Screens

This successful car dealership, Harmony Honda, has been a part of the Kelowna community for over 25 years. Unfortunately, when the company moved to their current location they were faced with a problem very common to dealerships with large windows: afternoon glare and intense heat from the sun.

The interiors of The New American Home 2014 were designed to create a seamless integration between indoors and outdoors. Retractable motorized screens that were selected for this project let the homeowners make the most of the expansive outdoor living area and control the temperature in the screened space regardless of the seasons.

The architect and owners of this popular eatery wanted to keep the doors of the restaurant open to maintain the connection to Boston’s Boylston Street location and Fenway Park.

The west facing wall of windows of Saanich recreation center in BC, Canada allowed excess sun into the pool area of the building during sunny afternoons, resulting in an uncomfortable heat build-up.

The design team needed to source a screen product that would provide protection from the bugs and relief from the afternoon sun.  The selected mesh type – Phifer’s 18/14 insect mesh in charcoal finish – offers great visibility to the outside while delivering shade and blocking unwanted insects from entering the screened area.

The architect Phil Kean of Winter Park, Fla, designed this show home with the goal of taking maximum advantage of Florida’s friendly climate. He selected walls of movable glass panels and large windows to let in light and create a seamless flow from the indoor to the outdoor spaces.

Now you’ve probably never heard of Ogopogo. But if you have, chances are you’ll know that it’s a legendary creature – much like the Loch Ness Monster – that lives in Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.

The need The homeowners loved their traditional New England porch, but biting insects frequently drove them indoors. They…

Every year the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) highlights the latest in building technology by creating a show home as part of the International Builders Show. In 2014 the home was built overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and our screens were an integral part of this amazing home.