Douglass Colony HQ Adds Sunscreens and Saves Money

If you've driven by the Douglass Colony Group Commerce City headquarters lately, you've probably noticed a new addition to the building. This past month, we added a series of sunscreens to the south-side of the building and a few on the west-side (for aesthetic purposes only). We installed cantilevered sunshades with z-shaped blades and a "C" front fascia. All sunshades were attached directly to the building with expansion anchors.

Sunscreens serve many purposes including reducing a buildings heat, glare, and overall energy consumption as well as contributing to LEED Certifications for all types of buildings. By installing a sunscreen, you can save 13%-22% in total energy consumption and see a 36%-42% reduction in peak energy demand. Furthermore, studies show that buildings utilizing daylight management systems increases worker productivity/comfort, lowers absenteeism, and improves educational performance.

Douglass Colony Group designs, fabricates, and installs custom-made sunscreens in any color, size, or design your business is looking to achieve. With our local fabrication/finishing shop, we are able to offer customized sunscreens at competitive prices and with a fraction of the lead time of other manufacturers. Whether you're looking for pre-manufactured or custom sunscreens, our qualified metal technicians and expert in-house staff can help you from start to finish of your project.

Give us a call today and see how sunscreens can save you money on your energy bills and help your business go "green"!
Call 303-288-2635 or toll free 1-877-288-0650

Douglass Colony's "Green" Initiatives: Recently Completed Solar Projects

    • Cheyenne Carport: Douglass Colony Group
      recently completed a 50kW Crystalline solar
      carport in Cheyenne, WY. The carport structure
      offers many benefits including solar production
      and energy savings, shading and weather
      protection for vehicles, and increased system
      visibility. Adding solar carport structures can help
      to attract customers and tenants because most
      will choose to park in a covered area verses a
      parking spot exposed to the elements- rain,
      snow, and the summer heat.

    • M.C.C. Nursing Rooftop Application: Douglass
      Colony recently finished a 18kW ballasted
      Crystalline rooftop application on the Morgan
      Community College Nursing in Ft. Morgan, CO.
      Limited roofspace provided some initial
      challenges for M.C.C. Nursing but the Douglass
      Colony solar team determined a great
      application to meet their needs. This ballasted
      solar application allowed the panels to perfectly
      follow the undulations in the roof.

    • HFOT Groundmount: In 2010 Douglass Colony
      Group partnered with Homes for our Troops, a
      national non-profit organization that provides
      homes at no-cost to severely injured or disabled
      veterans returning from war. Douglass Colony
      provided a crane and labor hours for the roof and
      solar installation. This past week we installed a
      4.7kW groundmount Crystalline system in
      Elizabeth, CO for LCpl Kade Hinkhouse and his
      wife Becky. LCpl Kade Hinkhouse was severely
      injured in Iraq when an IED bomb struck his Hummer causing severe brain trauma and
      the amputation of one of his legs. He is now back home with family in Colorado and about
      to gain the keys to his new LEED Gold certified home.

We've Got Mail! Douglass Colony Now Allows You to Contact Our Service Department Directly!

Not quite sure how to explain your leak? Wouldn't it be easier to just send a picture of it? Now you can email your pictures, questions, and information directly to our Service Department for immediate response at service@douglasscolony.com.
Contact us today for all your service/repair needs!

Client Testimonial

"We had a large project with challenging roof, sheet metal and composite panel details. The Douglass Colony team worked closely with us to overcome any problem and hit our schedule. Everybody is amazed at the panel system. The colors and installation are great! What a great showcase to the owner, designer and the entire construction team!"
- Mike Koster, Senior PM, GE Johnson (Jeffco Open School Project)