Welcome and thank you for visting as our business and web presence expands. We specialize in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems including design, installation and component sales featuring UNI-SOLAR amorphous, thin-film modules. Our team is one of the select few, UNI-SOLAR certified "peel-and- stick" installers in the Rocky Mountain Region. A Breakthrough in Solar Electric Technology... 2.0 kW PV Metal Roofing - Littlepage House Wondervu, Colorado - Installed 2000. What's New- New Photos! Some of our regional UNI-SOLAR installations. Go to services for details. San Luis, CO. During the week of June 2, 2003, Sun Dog Energy and Burdick Technologies Unlimited installed a 3.5 kW UNI-SOLAR PV metal roofing system for the town's new Head Start School. Go to news for photos and full story. UNI-SOLAR® Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)- Electricity Generating Modules That Double as Roofing Material! The Technology, The Advantages UNI-SOLAR PV roofing systems are a product of Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC,a leader in advanced materials development and new product innovation. Amorphous-silicon modules are covered with tough DuPont Tefzel polymer and utilize "Triple Junction" layering, which converts solar energy from the blue, green, and red portions of the spectrum into electricity. This material is fabricated into shingles and metal roofing laminates that are lightweight, flexible, highly efficient, and extremely reliable. In addition, they are resistant to heat, tolerant of shadows and unlike traditional "glass" PV modules, are virtually unbreakable. They are architecturally attractive and eliminate the need for costly and unsightly rack mounting systems. BIPV systems are ideal for new construction or roof replacements. Why Photovoltaics (PV)? Decreasing prices and technology improvements allow us to generate our own electricity using the sun, our most abundant natural resource. PV can be a cost effective alternative to extending utility grids into remote areas and, in grid-connected areas, can provide independence from the utilities whose rate hikes and blackout/brownouts will only worsen. PV provides clean and silent energy production using an infinitely renewable resource (at least for the next four billion years)! In fact, one kilowatt of PV can offset up to 2300 kg of yearly CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels (National Center for Photovoltaics Report No. FS-520-24618). Acknowledged Innovation UNI-SOLAR PV shingles have been honored with the prestigious Popular Science Grand Award for, "Best of What's New", Environmental Technology and Discover Magazine's "Technological Innovation Award" for best environmental innovation. UNI-SOLAR was also recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with their "Bright Light Award", honoring the best scientific and technological achievements during the 20th century.