GREENSBORO, GA – If you’re headed to the beach or pool this summer, guaranteed you won’t go empty-handed. Most people take sun screen to prevent harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from damaging their skin. Your house is in the same predicament --- if allowed into an unprotected home, harmful UV rays can damage carpeting, furnishings and wall coverings. Plus, those beautiful sunny rays can skyrocket energy bills.

“Homes get baked by the sun almost daily,” says Denise Bergeland with Hy-Lite Products. “Searing summer temperatures traveling through unprotected glass can really damage the home’s interior and your wallet.”

What can you do to add sun screen to a house? Install energy-efficient Solar Block Plus windows that prevent harmful UV rays from entering the home.

“During the manufacturing process we add a smoke-colored tint to the raw acrylic of the block,” says Bergeland. “This tinting helps make the windows more energy efficient than regular glass or acrylic block windows. We call it ‘sun screen 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.”

Solar Block Plus windows meet ENERGY STAR requirements for the southern zone of the United States. The 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.

The two-inch thick Solar Blocks used in the windows have a solar heat gain coefficient of less than .34 for vinyl windows and .40 for aluminum with acceptable U-value. Available as fixed (non-operable) or operable casement or awning windows in a variety of sizes, the units are ideal for building code areas requiring a lower solar heat gain coefficient, or any project where Low E windows are used.

For more information, visit www.hy-lite.com.