[Greenbuilding] glass panels as porch roof?

[Clarke Olsen]

The two I have built are on the north sides; that need for light was the reason to use glass.
For sun blocking, I have used greenhouse cloth, poly propylene screen that comes in various
densities, and custom sizes, from Farmtek. And, of course, on top is better. 
Clarke Olsen
clarkeolsendesign.com
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at taconic.net




On May 2, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was able to order the rest of the panels I needed from the local glass supplier in a custom size  (7) 40"x53" for $600. Not dumpster dived, but all things considered I felt it worked out o.k. 
> One question. For those of you with glass porches, do you do anything to shade them in the summer? I will admit I don't think I've ever sat on a glass covered porch, though I've sat in what I would call a sunroom (I suppose this would be the enclosed variant). Nick Pine can tell us all about the heat gain from this, I'm sure. 
> Anyway, it occurred to me that perhaps a retractable shade could work for the few days a year it gets over 90F. But of course this comes with its own set of mechanical challenges. 
> Thoughts? 
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