Development of a Pultruded FRP Sunroom System

摘要

An industry-first FRP sunroom system has been developed. This system, principally consisting of pultruded lineals combined with molded plastic components leverages multiple strengths of composites. The stiffness, strength, complex shapes, thermal efficiency, and finish options available in pultruded composites combine to make a beautiful home enhancement that performs to higher wind loads than competitive aluminum/vinyl hybrid systems. The article contrasts the composite solution with the current state of the art in traditional materials. The development of the product, from design to testing to final installation is described. Some description of material structure and processing methods are included.