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ffordable, energy free, and offering end-
less decorating possibilities, natural sun-
light tops the list of safe environmental
products that can make a home really
sparkle. The SunPipe can deliver this natural phe-

nomena to the darkest spaces in your home.
By using daylight to illuminate interior spaces,
environmentally conscious homeowners can not
only reduce climate changing CO2 in indoor set-

tings, but also the heat which they produce.
Using simple reflective hollow-pipe delivery sys-
tems known as sun pipes, homes and businesses
harness and use free natural light without the sum-

mer heat and the winter heat loss which plague
traditional skylights.
Instead of just putting a window on your roof and
letting the sun shine in, the super-reflective pipe
reflects daylight from above your roof, through your

attic space to a ceiling mounted diffuser. SunPipe
helps keep homes and businesses cool in summer
because only diffuse light enters rooms. An airtight

using the sun as a safe, available and nonpolluting
natural light source indoors.
Greg Miller introduced the SunPipe design in
the late 1990s. When daylight hits the diffuser, it
glows with the equivalence of up to 900, 1,500, or
3,000 watts worth of light, depending on the diam-

eter of the SunPipe (9", 13", and 21"). Season,
the time of day and the type of day (i.e. sunny or
overcast) naturally effect the SunPipe's brightness.
The typical SunPipe costs $400-600 installed
and is estimated to prevent over three tons of
CO2 from entering the air over 10 years. All this,

UV stable

clear top dome

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Aluminum

Storm collar

ing people bring free natural light inside. The Sun
Pipe Co. in Elgin, Ill., pioneered the concept of

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cy and savings, natural light adds a unique dimen-
sion to every decorating scheme, opening up pos-
sibilities for using previously unusable space.
SunPipe is sold through contractors, handymen
and small independent retailers across the coun-

try. For additional information, visit www.sunpipe.
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dome clamp

according to the late founder, "while providing
healthy, natural interior illumination superior to any
electric light in color and intensity."
Besides the obvious benefits in energy efficien-

seal on the diffusers helps rooms stay warm in the
winter.
SunPipes up to 40 feet in length have been help-

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