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SKYLIGHT
SKYLIGHTS AND DOME ROOFLIGHT 1
USES
VENTILATION
LIGHT
CAN BE USED TO GET ON THE ROOF
OTIMIZED PLACEMENT
FACTORS AFFECTING
LIGHT
BY DIRECTING THE DOME TOWARDS THE NORTH (IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE), SUNSHINE AND GLARE ARE AVOIDED
WIND
THE INLET APERTURE SHOULD BE 20% SMALLER THAN THE OUTLET APERTURE
ROOF SLOPE
THE USE OF HIGH CURB SKYLIGHTS WILL REDUCE GLARE BECAUSE OF THE SHARP ANGLES OF INCIDENCE OF THE SUNLIGHT
WINDOWS: SIZES
ISSUE INVOLVE WINDOW
WHY IT IMPORTANT
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT WAS EXPENSIVE AND GOOD ILLUMINATION OF A ROOM DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS
WHAT WE NEED TO CACULATED WHEN USING WINDOW
THE WINDOW SIZE FOR A LIVING ROOM, BOTH THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM AND THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF THE LIGHT
TYPE OF DIMENSION WINDOW
'A': THE MINIMUM WINDOW SIZE FOR A LIVING ROOM AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE ROOM
'B': THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR A KITCHEN WINDOW
'C': THE MINIMUM SIZE FOR ALL OTHER ROOMS
'D': THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE OF THE LIGHT
STYLE OF WINDOW
SEMICIRCUCAR ARCHED WINDOWS
ROMANESQUE
WINDOWS SURROUNDED, RICH
BAROQUE
WINDOW FORMS REVEAL PARTICULARLY STRONG FEATURES
IN THE EUROPEAN CULTURAL REGION LYING NORTH OF THE ALPS
DAILY LIFE HERE MAINLY HAD TO BE SPENT INDOORS
CULTURAL REGION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
EXCHANGE
THE LARGER THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE
THE LARGER THE WINDOWS
THE LARGER THE WINDOWS
THE HIGHER THE WINDOW
THE GREATER THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE
THE SMALLER THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PENETRATING INTO THE HOUSE
THE LARGER WINDOWS
THE SMALLER QUANTITY OF LIGHT
WINDOWS: SHADING 1
PROTECTION MEASURES
PREVENT GLARE
REGULATE THE INFLOW OF HEAT FROM SUNLIGHT
WINDOWS APERTURES
LARGER WINDOW APERTURES
SMALL WINDOW APERTURES
BLINDS
VENETIAN BLINDS
ROLLER SHUTTERS
ROLLER BLINDS
PARTIALLY ANGLED SUN BLINDS
LOFT WINDOWS
PLANNING THE SIZE
THE OPTIMUM DAYLIGHT LEVEL
MINIMUM WINDOW AREA OF 1/8 OF THE FLOOR SURFACE AREA FOR LIVING ROOMS
THE WINDOW WIDTH IN SECONDARY ROOMS CAN BE CHOSEN ACCORDING TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE RAFTERS
WIDE WINDOWS IN LIVING ROOMS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY THE INCLUSION OF RAFTER TRIMMERS
STEEPER ROOFS NEED SHORTER WINDOWS
FLATTER ROOFS REQUIRE LONGER WINDOWS
ROOF WINDOWS CAN BE JOINED USING PURPOSE-MADE PREFABRICATED FLASHING
WINDOWS: CONSTRUCTION
MAIN CONSIDERATIONS
SIZE
FORMAT
DIVISIONS
WAY OF OPENING
FRAME MATERIAL
SURFACE TREATMENT
SAFETY ISSUES
VENTILATION
THERMAL INSULATION
SOUND INSULATION
FIRE RESISTANCE
SECURITY GLAZING
WINDOWS: SHADING 2
FIXED EXTERNAL DEVICES
LESS FLEXIBLE
RETRACTABLE
ADJUSTABLE
VERTICAL PANEL BLINDS
SUITABLE
TALL WINDOW SURFACE
ANGLED WINDOW SURFACE
HEAT RISING
NOT BE BLOCKED BY
EXTERNAL SUN SCREENS
ENTER
BUILDING VIA OPEN SKYLIGHT
ESCAPE
OUT OFF THE FACE OF A BUILDING
INTERNAL SHADES
LESS EFFECTIVE THAN
EXTERNAL ONES
REDUCE SOLAR HEAT
SKYLIGHTS AND DOME ROOFLIGHT 2
SKYLIGHT SYSTEM
OFFER DIFFUSE ROOM LIGHTING
SPUN GLASS FIBRE
TRADITIONAL FLATROOFS
SMOKE EXHAUST SYSTEM
ORIENTATING EACH EXTRACTION UNIT AT ANGEL 90'
POSITION TO LEEWARD/ WINOL WANRD
MOUNTED IN LINE
AGAINST THE DIRECTION PREVOLLING WIND
SMOKE EXTRACTION VENTS
STAIN WELLS MORE THAN FOUR COMPLETE SCORAY HIGH
5.50M IS NORMAL
SPECIAL VERSION UP TO 7.50M WIDE