Natural light is not only an economical way to bring light indoors, but it's broad spectrum of light is healthier than any man-made light. Your eyes evolved in natural light...and you see better in the colors of natural light.
Windows are the most common way to bring natural light into your home, office or workspaces. But skylights are also options. Skylights have gotten a bad rap because they also bring in a lot of heat. They receive direct sun in summer and greater outside/inside temperature differentials in winter.
A recent debut onto the market is the "Tubular Daylighting Device" ... with Solar Tube as one brand. TDD's have a smaller surface so that the temperature differential isn't as big a problem. They gather sunlight at the roof and transmit it down to a diffusing lens mounted on/in an interior surface, usually a ceiling.
The natural light from a tube can illuminate closets, bathrooms, hallways, kitchens, garages and other spaces that typically would not have easy access to sunlight.
Not only do you get "free" light... you reduce your consumption of electric lighting -- and you save on your electric bill, and for all the replacement bulbs you would have to consume and throw into the landfill. What a greener dealer!
Windows are the most common way to bring natural light into your home, office or workspaces. But skylights are also options. Skylights have gotten a bad rap because they also bring in a lot of heat. They receive direct sun in summer and greater outside/inside temperature differentials in winter.
A recent debut onto the market is the "Tubular Daylighting Device" ... with Solar Tube as one brand. TDD's have a smaller surface so that the temperature differential isn't as big a problem. They gather sunlight at the roof and transmit it down to a diffusing lens mounted on/in an interior surface, usually a ceiling.
The natural light from a tube can illuminate closets, bathrooms, hallways, kitchens, garages and other spaces that typically would not have easy access to sunlight.
Not only do you get "free" light... you reduce your consumption of electric lighting -- and you save on your electric bill, and for all the replacement bulbs you would have to consume and throw into the landfill. What a greener dealer!
