An introduction to Skyshelves
Skyshelves are innovative daylights that are used in the walls and windows.
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Category: Daylights
An introduction to Ventilights
Ventilights bring sunlight in to the building without any heat and exhaust the hot air inside.
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Automate your lights to save energy
Lighting automation switches off unwanted lights automatically, thus saving energy
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An introduction to daylight products
Daylights are products that allow sunlight into the building without any heat. The daylights are basically of two types, one is tubular type popularly known as lightpipe or solar pipe and the other is prismatic daylights usually known as Norikool daylights. Lightpipes Lightpipes The lightpipes transmit the sunlight collected outside the building into it through a tubular arrangement. The lightpipe consists of three major parts listed below. Light Collector Reflective System Light Diffuser LIGHT COLLECTOR The light collector collects sunlight from all directions and delivers light effectively through out the…
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Daylight case studies from installed locations
Daylights bring sunlight inside the building without any heat, thereby eliminating the need for electrical lights in the daytime. This article gives an overview of the various Skyshade daylights installed across India.
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The Economics of Daylights
Daylights are economically beneficial not only in terms of reducing the lighting cost, but also reduces the heat by eliminating the heat emitted by the lighting load. This articles uses simulation to understand better.
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Case Study on heat reduction by Skyshade Norikool daylights in factories
Skyshade Norikool Daylight eliminates the transfer of heat into the buildings in great extent. To understand the impact of Norikool in the the transfer of the heat, the following two case studies are helpful. Methodology The site temperature is measured using a fluke thermal imaging camera. In case study one, the difference in temperature between conventional skylight and skyshade norikool double glaze daylight is measured. In case study two, heat transmit at skyshade norikool double glaze daylights and the non insulated roof is measured and the difference in noted. CASE…
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Comparison between Roof skylights and Daylighting technologies
The use of daylights i.e., bringing sunlight in to buildings without any heat has become prevalent these days. These daylights are replacing the conventional skylights or strip lights. The daylights have many advantages over the conventional skylights. The factors that show that daylights are better than traditional skylights are listed below. Skylight to floor ratio Material Construction Spread of light Roof area usage Life & Maintenance required Heat transfer Automation Product Technologies Skylight to floor ratio (SFR) The ratio of skylight area to the floor area is called the Skylight…
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How to choose the right daylight?
Daylights are nothing but natural lights used to light up an indoor area.There are various means to bring the daylight inside the building. They have many benefits in the workplace like increasing productivity and providing a healthy lifestyle. Read: The Benefits of daylights at workplace Choosing the right daylight is very crucial as it helps in getting the maximum benefit from the daylight. As you could see from the daylight product page, two types of daylights are available namely Lightpipe and Norikool. Lightpipe The Lightpipe® is an innovative technology for daylight…
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The benefits of daylights in work place
Daylights are nothing but natural lights used to light up an indoor area.There are various means to bring the daylight inside the building. The use of daylights has lot of benefits. Since the daylights bring the sunlight directly into the building the need for artificial lighting such as electrical lights are eliminated. However there are lot of other benefits besides eliminating the need for electrical lights. BENEFITS IN WORK PLACE Researches show that working under daylights, entices interest in the work that is being done. This increases the concentration and…
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