Latest technical paper launched

28 Aug 2007

Corus have just launched their latest technical paper, Intergrated lighting solutions for low energy buildings. The paper uses full-building energy modelling to assess the benefits provided by rooflights in large commercial and industrial buildings and, amongst other areas, looks at how rooflights can readily be incorporated into a pre-finished steel roofing system and when combined with an effective control system can help to minimise energy usage by providing natural lighting and useful solar gain to offset the increased energy losses through the increased area of low insulation. It also  highlights how large areas of rooflights can lead to excessive solar gain causing the building to overheat. The guidance explores how to achieve this to optimum effect without creating excessive solar heat gains or thermal losses. Other topics covered in the paper include, lighting levels, daylighting, artificial lighting, use of roof lights, building modeling, the effect of rooflight area on availability of natural light, solar gain and overheating, the air-conditioned building, the naturally or mechanically ventilated building, the effect of internal racking, the effect of geographical location, the effect of rooflight transmittance and the effects of global warming. To download your free copy or for more information on other technical papers please visit www.colorcoat-online.com/en/products/seminars_&_papers