The Advantages of Installing
Skylight in Building

A Skylight or a Roof light is a transparent/translucent sheet installed on the roof of a building that is used for natural lighting purposes. Skylights are used in residential as well as commercial buildings due to their various advantages. They improve the indoor aesthetics of the building and also help in energy savings. 

Skylights have thus become an important part of the building and can be found in most industries and commercial spaces. Below are a few advantages of having a skylight in your building.

Advantages of Having Skylight in Building:

#1 – Improve Occupants’ Well-being:

Skylights allow natural sunlight to come into the building which is used to illuminate the space inside the building. Studies have found that daylight improves the mental well-being of employees and increases productivity. Daylight also helps keep the mood fresh and reduces stress levels. It helps with memory and mental functioning. It creates an overall positive work environment.

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#2 – Increases Energy Savings:

Natural light is the best source of lighting in any environment. By installing skylights, you can use natural sunlight to illuminate the work environment and consequently reduce the use of artificial lighting. This can result in tremendous energy savings. 

Now it might appear that allowing sunlight inside the premises can result in generating more heat and eventually add more cost in cooling the environment. But using well-insulated skylights can block the heat entering through the environment and only allow natural light to pass in so barely any heat can pass through. On the contrary, if you don’t have provisions for natural lighting, then artificial lighting equipment can actually generate a considerable amount of heat which increases the cooling costs of the building.

So, installing a skylight can reduce lighting costs as well as cooling costs of your building. This helps in massive cost savings.

#3 – Reduce Illnesses:

A damp environment that is devoid of sunlight can breed all kinds of diseases. Installing skylights improves the physical health of employees and helps them stay fresh and energetic. Natural lighting also minimises symptoms of depression and anxiety. So, allow as much light to come into the building premises as possible.

#4 – Improve the Aesthetics of the Building:

Natural lighting makes your building look spacious from the inside and eliminates any claustrophobic feeling. Spacious buildings attract more value and look much more aesthetically pleasing. If your space is relatively small, adding a skylight can make all the difference. It can help you make your premises look more attractive and hospitable. 

A welcoming environment can light up the day of any visitor and instil positive emotions in them about your company. Of course, a positive feeling can turn into more business for you. So, install a skylight to improve the value of your building by making it look more attractive and substantially spacious.

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Materials Being Used in Skylight: 

#1 – Polycarbonate:

Polycarbonate is the most common material used worldwide for sky lighting. It has high strength and   U.V. Coating on the top surface makes it more durable against harmful rays of sunlight. Polycarbonate is strong and gives minimum 10-year life. Bansal Roofing Products Limited provides you best quality moulded and cold-bent polycarbonate sheets in various profiles. 

#2 – GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic):

GRP is a wonder material and is translucent while using powder bonded glass chopped mate with resin. It can be made U.V. resistant by adding U.V. substance. It is cheaper than Polycarbonate but has a little lesser life as the resin used is volatile and gets evaporated in sunlight. 

#3 – Glass:

Toughened glasses are used at many places specially to allow north light. North lights Sheds are most common in an engineering factory. Glasses are used at airports, High Rise Buildings etc. for daylight to come in. 

#4 – Louvers:

“S” Type louvers are also used for daylight and natural air to come into the building. Fix louvers and adjustable louvers are being used depending upon the requirement. Bansal Roofing Products Limited is an expert in making louvers for good ventilation and natural light to come into the building.

Bansal Roofing Products Limited has years of experience in the roofing industry and is one of the best roofing sheets and accessories manufacturers in Vadodara, India. Contact us for any help with the supply and the installation of roofing sheets and accessories.