Invest in a skylight.
One of the easiest and best things you can do to an existing home is to make a hole in the roof. A lot of people think of a skylight as a potential leak and a problem; it doesn’t need to be and more likely it could be the best thing you can do to brighten and freshen up your home.
Skylights, when strategically located and properly installed, create a dramatic improvement that can save energy and improve the natural comfort of any environment. Locating a skylight in an interior hallway or other darker space within a home will bring welcome daylight and eliminate the need to turn on lights much of the time.
A skylight in the kitchen or the bathroom will provide full spectrum, color enhancing and evenly distributed light. This improved lighting can make it easier to prepare foods, select colors and shave or apply cosmetics. Openable skylights provide a dynamic flow of fresh air up and out introducing natural ventilation to any room.
Modern operable skylights have manual or remote electric operators. Rain sensor controls and timers can be used to automatically close, open, shade or otherwise operate individual skylights to adapt to any conditions. A wide range of solar control, insulating and structural glazing options can be specified for any climate zone or weather conditions.
Skylights can brighten and freshen your home or work space. Round skylights (a.k.a. solar tubes), another type of daylighting device, can direct intense natural lighting to the interior of most any building. New technologies like solar optic fibers, which can in effect bend light, are being used to direct light around corners and down several stories to provide natural lighting in remote locations. There are a multitude of types of skylights and daylighting devices that provide free interior lighting when natural light is available. These provide natural full spectrum light to ceilings making your home or workspace more comfortable, attractive and energy efficient. David Wright Associates, AIA would like to show you how to plan for, and invest in a skylight; it’s more than a hole in the roof.
