It is possible to have a room that is too bright or that has too much glare from a skylight, depending on its orientation and size. While access to free natural lighting is one of the main benefits of skylights, it also has a drawback. Depending on the location, skylights can let in too much light, contributing to glare and excessive exposure to UV rays. Not only can this be harmful to employees, but it can also cause preventable damage to furniture, carpets, artwork and more valuable items.
Another problem with skylights is that they often lose heat during the cold months. As a general rule, glass conducts heat better than other building materials such as insulation or concrete, allowing heat from the interior of the house to escape to the outside. To combat this, homeowners should choose skylights that are thermally broken (that is, that there is no piece of hardware or molding that directly connects the outside to the inside) and that the glass is insulated. In this Canadian house, triple glazed windows were used to try to mitigate heat loss through skylights.
Let's take a look at each of them now and discuss how you could overcome the drawbacks. How does this affect heat loss in winter or increased heat in summer? We made some models with our Manual J (RightSuite Universal) software and found out how much additional capacity you would need for each square meter of skylight area. In this case, heat loss in winter isn't as bad as heat gain in summer, but it could still create comfort problems if the skylight doesn't have good specifications. I would like to have the book and a list of distributors and installers in our area, please.
Sincerely, Dana Roberts Valley Design Group 220 West Road 20 Pleasant Valley NY 12569 New Mexico 4470 Alpine Cir SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124.
