Sun Controller
Sun Control Pergolas have been used since medieval times, but it wasn't until recently during the 1970's in America and particularly in Australia that solar housing specialists began introducing the concept into solar house design. Associate Professor John Ballinger, founder of the National Solar Architecture Research unit (SOLARCH), extended slatted timber pergolas on a series of experimental houses at Bonnyrigg, New South Wales in that period.
In 1978, solar architect Garry Baverstock began designing sun control pergolas. He also started promoting the idea at seminars and spent the next 10 years developing the "Tecto Pergola" systems in cedar. At a similar time, thinker, entrepreneur and innovator, Daryl Lambhert (in South Australia) developed a shaped batten - a low cost product which could be installed by home owners easily by following a few simple instructions. Daryl had the vision and foresight in registering "solar pergola" as a trademark.
For 20 years in Australia, as in the U.S.A. and the developed world, awareness of solar housing and environmental issues was low and commercial success limited. Profitability for such products were very marginal. But the beginning of the 21st Century has seen these ideas move to mainstream thinking. It is important to ensure:
- The public receives reliable information about "sun control pergolas", shade devices, and special blinds, anywhere on planet earth.
- Intellectual property is respected.
This site is designed to disseminate information and provide licenses for use of products that most effectively control the sun.
