ROOF LIGHT :

INTRODUCTION, EVOLUTION & LIMITATIONS:

THE USEFUL PANETRATION OF DAYLIGHT THROUGH WINDOWS IN THE WALLS OF BUILDINGS IN SOME 6.0 TO 9.0 INSIDE THE BUILDING,
DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF THE HEAD OF WINDOWS ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. IT IS PLAIN , THEREFORE , THAT INSIDE A BUILDING IN
EXCESS OF 12.0 TO 18.0. IN WIDTH OR LENGTH THERE WILL BE AREAS TO WHICH A USEFUL DEGREE OF DAYLIGHT WILL NOT PENETRATE
THROUGH WINDOWS IN WALLS.THE TRADITIONAL MEANS OF PROVIDING DAYLIGHT PENETRATION TO THE WORKING SURFACES OF
LARGE SINGLE STOREY BUILDINGS IS THROUGH ROOFLIGHTS EITHER FIXED IN THE SLOPE OF THE ROOFS OR AS UPSTAND LIGHT IN FLAT
ROOFS.

USUAL PRACTICE WAS TO COVER THE MIDDLE THIRD OF EACH SLOPE OF SYMMETRICAL PITCH ROOFS AND THE WHOLE OF NORTH
FACING SLOPES OF NORTH LIGHT ROOFS WITH ROOFLIGHTS AND ABOUT A THIRD OF FLAT ROOFS WITH UPSTAND ROOFLIGHTS.

THE PENETRATION OF DAYLIGHT THROUGH THESE ROOFLIGHTS PROVIDED ADEQUET AND WORKSHOPS FOR BENCH LEVEL, HAND
OPERATED ACTIVITIES.

WITH THE VERY CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN AUTOMATED PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING NOT DEPENDENT ON BENCH LEVEL HAND
CONTROLLED OPERATIONS, THE PROVISION OF DAYLIGHT THROUGH ROOFS IS OFTEN A DISADVANTAGE DUE TO THE VARIABILITY OF
NATURAL DAYLIGHT AND SHADOWS CAST BY HEAVY OVERHEAD MOVING MACHINERY, TO THE EXTENT THAT ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION BY
ITSELF HAS BECOME COMMON IN MANY MODERN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.

THE ADVANTAGE OF ECONOMY AND CONVIENIENCE IN THE USE OF NATURAL LIGHTING FROM ROOFLIGHTS HAS TO BE BALANCED
AGINST THE DISADVANTAGES OF POOR THERMAL AND SOUND INSULATION , DISCOMFORT FROM GLARE, SOLAR HEAT GAIN AND THE
HAZARDS OF FIRE FROM THE MATERIALS USED FOR ROOFLIGHTS.

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 FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL USED FOR
REQUIREMENTS: ROOF LIGHTS:
GLASS- GLASS IS USED IN THE FORM OF
THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ROOF SHEETS SUPPORTED BY METAL GLAZING
LIGHTS IS: BARS FIXED IN THE SLOPE OF ROOFS OF
BUILDINGS, USED AS FLAT SHEETS FIXED IN
ADMISSION OF DAYLIGHT. METAL FRAMES FOR DECK AND LENTERN
LIGHTS AND SHAPED FOR USE AS DOME
THE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF LIGHTS.
ROOFLIGHTS AS A COMPONENT PART
OF ROOFS ARE: THE MATERIAL MOST USED FOR
PROFILED SHEETING ARE:
STRENGTH & STABILITY
RESISTANCE TO WEATHER PROFILED , CELLULAR AND FLAT PLASTIC
DURABILITY AND FREEDOM FROM SHEETS-
MAINTENANCE UPVC-POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RIGID
FIRE SAFETY PVC
RESISTANCE TO THE PASSAGE OF GRP- GLASS REINFORCED POLYESTER
HEAT
RESISTANCE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE MATERIAL MOST USED FOR FLAT
SOUND. SHEET ROOFLIGHTS, LAYLIGHTS AND
SECURITY DOMELIGHTS ARE:
PC- POLYCARBONATE
PMMA- POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE

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TYPES:

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ROOFS:

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NORTH LIGHT ROOF GLAZING:

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PATENT GLAZING:

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LANTERN LIGHT:

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DECK & MONOPITCH LIGHT:

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 DECK & MONOPITCH LIGHT:

UPSTAND TO
DOME LIGHT

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REINFORCED CONCRETE & GLASS ROOF LIGHTS:

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