Transform your home’s outdoor space with Shade That Works®

Custom architectural shade structures designed to make your Arizona home cooler, more comfortable and more enjoyable, with the option to add solar and turn your shade into a clean-energy-producing asset.

Architectural Design | Custom Shade | Optional Solar | Born in Arizona

Beautiful Shade Designed for the Way You Live

Arizona sunshine shouldn’t keep you from enjoying your outdoor spaces.

Active Shade® creates custom architectural shade structures designed to make the areas around your home cooler, more comfortable and more functional while complementing the look and character of your property.

From covered parking and welcoming entryways to patios, gardens, pergolas and outdoor gathering spaces, we’ll help you create shade exactly where you need it.

And when solar is integrated into your design, that same structure can generate clean renewable energy and help reduce your electricity costs for years to come.

SHADE THAT WELCOMES YOU HOME

Make More of Your Outdoor Space.

In Arizona, an uncovered outdoor space can become difficult to use during much of the year.

Thoughtfully designed shade changes that.

Imagine stepping into a shaded vehicle instead of one that’s been sitting in the Arizona sun.

Welcoming guests through a comfortable covered entry. Or enjoying your backyard with family and friends beneath a beautiful architectural canopy.

Active Shade® helps transform exposed areas around your home into spaces you’ll actually want to use.

Covered Parking

Protect your vehicle from intense Arizona sun while creating a cooler, more comfortable arrival home.

Patios & Outdoor Living

Create comfortable spaces for relaxing, dining, entertaining, and spending more time outdoors.

Entryways

Add shade and architectural interest while creating a more welcoming entrance to your home.

DESIGNED TO BELONG

Shade Should Enhance Your Home, Not Look Like an Addition.

One of the biggest differences between Active Shade® and a conventional shade structure is how we approach design.

We don’t believe shade should look like something that was simply attached to your property.

Every Active Shade® structure is thoughtfully designed around your home’s architecture, available space, intended use and long-term goals.

The result is functional shade that feels like it belongs.

Custom Designed. Architecturally Driven. Built Around Your Home.

Ready to Transform Your Outdoor Space?

SHADE THAT WORKS®

Make Your Shade Structure Work Harder With Solar

Shade provides an immediate benefit.

Adding solar gives that same structure another purpose.

Active Shade® can integrate solar panels directly into your shade structure, allowing an otherwise exposed area of your property to generate clean renewable electricity while providing comfortable shade below.

Depending on your home, energy consumption, system design and utility rates, solar may help:

Reduce monthly electricity costs

Generate clean renewable energy

Increase the functionality of your shade investment

Support your household’s long-term energy needs

Add value to your property

The goal isn’t to cover every available inch with solar panels.

It’s to design a solution that makes sense for your home and your energy needs.

THE ACTIVE SHADE DIFFERENCE

More Than a Patio Cover. More Than Solar.

Active Shade® brings architecture, shade, and energy expertise together to create outdoor structures designed for both immediate enjoyment and long-term value.

Architectural By Design

Every structure is designed to complement your home and enhance the appearance of your property.

Patented Innovation

Our patented design approach combines beautiful shade with the flexibility to incorporate solar and other technologies.

Energy-Smart Solutions

Solar can be integrated into the design to turn your shade structure into a clean-energy-producing asset.

Designed for Arizona

Our solutions are created with the realities of Arizona living in mind, including intense sun and the importance of creating comfortable outdoor spaces.

FROM IDEA TO INSTALLATION

We’ll Help You Explore What’s Possible.

You don’t need to know exactly what you need before contacting us.

Tell us about your home, the area you’d like to shade and what you’d like to accomplish.

Our team can help you explore the possibilities.

1

Tell Us About Your Project

Share your property location, the area you’d like to shade, and what you’re hoping to accomplish.

2

Explore Your Options

We’ll discuss the space, architectural considerations, shade requirements, and whether solar makes sense for your goals.

3

Custom Design

Your solution is designed around your home, property, and intended use.

4

Bring It to Life

Our experienced team coordinates the engineering, fabrication, and installation necessary to turn the concept into a finished Active Shade structure.

FAQ

Active Shade® structures can be designed for covered parking, entryways, patios, outdoor gathering spaces, gardens, and other areas around your property where additional shade would improve comfort or functionality.

No. Your project can begin with shade. Active Shade® structures can accommodate future solar integration based on your property’s layout, energy needs, budget, and long-term goals.

Yes. Solar panels can be integrated into qualifying Active Shade® structures to generate renewable electricity for your property.

Every project is custom designed. Architectural compatibility is an important part of the Active Shade® approach, so the structure is designed with your home’s appearance and surrounding property in mind.

Every project is different. Size, location, design, engineering requirements, materials, and solar integration can all affect cost. Active Shade® utilizes a patented modular architecture to simplify the many variables in the design of each unique project. The best first step is to tell us about your property so we can evaluate your project and discuss available options.

This will depend on the structure, engineering, orientation, and other site-specific factors. Our team can evaluate your existing conditions and discuss whether solar integration is feasible.

YOUR HOME. YOUR SHADE. YOUR SOLUTION.

Ready to Make More of Your Outdoor Space?

Whether you’re looking for cooler covered parking, a more comfortable outdoor living space, or an architectural shade structure that also generates clean energy, we’d love to hear what you have in mind.

Tell us a little about your property and we’ll help you explore the possibilities.