News releases

Three remodelers win in national competition.

A tie for first place results in the awarding of two expense-paid trips.

By converting light into the energy needed to operate the blinds, VELUX has eliminated the need for an electrician to install it's new solar battery powered blinds available in FS and QFS series skylights.

VELUX, the worlds largest manufacturer of skylights and sun tunnels, now offers electrochromic glass in an expanded selection of venting electric skylights. The new technology allows homeowners to use a remote control to tint skylight glass from clear to dark without losing the view to the sky. This allows convenient control of light and heat entering rooms through skylights without blinds or shades.

Today, VELUX announced a new global sponsorship agreement. The agreement makes the Danish company the main sponsor of 5 Oceans, one of the world's oldest, toughest and most prestigious solo, round-the-world yacht races. The sponsorship cements VELUX position as a global brand manufacturer and underlines the company's immense interest in yachting. The next race starts in October 2006 in the Spanish port of Bilbao and will be held under the banner VELUX 5 Oceans.

VELUX, the world’s largest manufacturer of skylights and sun tunnels, now offers electrochromic glass in an expanded selection of venting electric skylights. The new technology allows homeowners to use a remote control to tint skylight glass from clear to dark without losing the view to the sky. This allows convenient control of light and heat entering rooms through skylights without blinds or shades.

VELUX is now offering builders a new program utilizing a design method used for years in Europe to take maximum advantage of wasted space in the attic.

The VELUX “Room in the Roof” program uses innovative floor plans that efficiently maximize usable square footage. This allows builders to offer their buyers additional affordable space while decreasing square footage costs and increasing profits. 

VELUX has introduced a new line of sun tunnels featuring an industry-first adjustable pitch adapter and other new features that allow for higher light output and make the units even easier to install. New design features are found from the shape of the dome on the roof, through the rigid or flexible tunnels, down to the light diffuser in the ceiling.

VELUX is sponsoring the Not So Big Showhouse, a multimedia excursion into design principles, sustainable building, and smart building science, during the 2005 International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

VELUX has introduced the Miami-Dade approved FCM™ skylight, a new insulated skylight designed to meet the stringent building code requirements for hurricane-prone areas in Dade County, Florida.

VELUX will add an extensive news media section to its redesigned web site in early 2005. The section will provide convenient access to both current and archived product releases and images, to extensive background data and feature material on daylighting issues, and to a variety of commercial and government links to sites offering information on fenestration-related topics.

The VELUX “Room in the Roof” program uses innovative floor plans that efficiently maximize usable square footage.   This allows builders to offer their buyers additional affordable space while decreasing square footage costs and increasing profits.

VELUX is adding a 22-inch diameter rigid sun tunnel to its commercial products line.   This is the first sun tunnel product for commercial applications from VELUX, expanding the company’s traditional line of skylights and roof windows for business settings.

VELUX has expanded its sun tunnel product line with the introduction of a 10” rigid model featuring a 95 percent reflective coating.   The new Model TTR 010, which is ideal for north-facing applications, joins the original 14” and 22” flexible sun tunnels and allows runs spanning up to 14 feet.

VELUX, the world’s largest manufacturer of skylights and sun tunnels, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Thermo-Vu Sunlite Industries, Inc., a leading regional manufacturer of residential and commercial skylights.

Architecture Magazine has recognized VELUX America Inc. for its excellence as an industry supplier with a 2003 Architect’s Choice for Excellence (ACE) Award.

VELUX America Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of roof windows and skylights, annually teams with the architecture graduate program at Clemson University to create a hands-on design class focusing on the use of daylighting in commercial architecture applications.

The new Q Series self-flashed skylights join the VELUX line of deck mounted and curb mounted products enabling the company to offer a solution for any skylight installation requirement or preference.

VELUX, the world’s leading manufacturer of skylights and roof windows, has announced the acquisition of Sun Tunnel Systems, Inc., the nation’s leading manufacturer of flexible-tube skylights.

Sixty years ago, officials in Denmark wanted to make better use of available space by adding classrooms in a school attic, but the sloping roof represented an obstacle.   Villum Kann Rasmussen, a Danish engineer/architect, was commissioned to create a roof window to bring natural light into the attic and allow the school to expand into formerly unused space.  It was the beginning of what has become one of the world’s largest specialty glass product companies.

The VELUX Exterior HEATBLOCK™ Awning, originally available only for top-of-the-line electric ventilating skylights, is now available for new VELUX manual venting skylights and fixed skylights. Homeowners utilizing new, and many existing VELUX skylights, now have yet another option to control lighting, reduce cooling costs, and increase comfort.

The VELUX VSE™ electric venting skylight provides homeowners one-button access to light and air, and offers the installer the ease of one box, one purchase, one-wire installation.

VELUX has introduced its ECL step flashing kit for curb mounted skylights, designed for a quick, attractive, and waterproof installation with standard site-built curbs.

Maintaining its commitment to safety, VELUX introduced the Impact FCM™ skylight, the world’s first insulated skylight designed to meet the latest building code requirements for hurricane-prone areas in the southeast United States.