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Erin Gallagher posted a reply on Re: Outdoor shading
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Said: Thanks all! So appreciate your insight!
Keni Sturgeon posted a reply on Re: Outdoor shading
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Said: Hi Erin,You may want to check out the American Academy of Dermatology which offers a "Shade Structure Grant" (https://www.aa...
Linda Hunter posted a reply on Re: Outdoor shading
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Said: We are building a new museum from the ground up with 20,000 sq feet of of door play space. A shade study done early on shows that the trees we are planting won't provide much if any shade for many years so we are currently looking...
John Richardson posted a reply on Re: Outdoor shading
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Said: When I was with the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum, in Greensboro, NC, we had shade sails that were installed as part of a large play plaza. They do a great job, however, depending upon the size of the space needing to be sh...
Katherine Patterson-Paronto posted a reply on Re: Outdoor shading
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Said: We have a rooftop exhibit space that gets really hot in the summer. We installed a pergola structure using hollow metal cross beams that look like wood. It looks great and is very sturdy. We installed it pretty high- 15 feet high,...
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