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As our contributor Charlie Sharman of Cantifix comments on page 10, the power of light for wellbeing needs to be carefully moderated in order to ensure that wellbeing isn’t hampered. As he says, low-e glass can be the answer to reduce not only heat gain, but also harmful UV. On the other hand, the visual appeal of glazing can be damaged by the greenish hue of iron in thick glazing, so low-iron options are available, if the client is prepared to invest.


If wellness is truly as valued as we are all now saying it is, however, clients will also recognise the higher light transmittance of low-iron glass too, which will benefit users practically as well as psychologically.


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Light is fundamental to life, and as we continue to be based in our largely dark, traditional (as well as modern) British homes, designers need to do everything they can to bring that crucial resource into spaces. Glazing innovation may be placed at the core of the raft of domestic refurbishment projects we’re likely to witness as Covid refuses to disappear, which is a glimmer of light for the industry.


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GLASS & TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS


02.21 adf ON THE COVER...


Designed by Serero Architectes, the Bayeux Mediatheque is a highly transparent, modern multimedia library flooded with light, a building that feels at home in historic Normandy.


For the full report on this project, go to page 20.


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f there’s one thing that the last few months have taught us when it comes to our internal environments, it’s how important the quality of light is to our work. Anyone computer based is now working largely in a home environment, and like me you may have invested in a startlingly bright daylight bulb in order to help you try and stay focused during these long, gloomy winter days.


It’s a truism to say natural light is also fundamentally important to the quality of our lives as well as our work, but the pandemic has brought it home, quite literally. Many of us don’t enjoy huge swathes of glazing at home (and if we do, it might be painfully inefficient vintage single- glazing!), but we all have windows, and all function based on how we relate to them.


Circadian rhythms, ie how our bodies respond to the cycles of day and night, are important; it’s believed we feel better with a changing light during the day to help support this. Indeed where the right natural light can’t be accessed, such as in hospitals, lighting manufacturers have produced systems which can replicate this. But the best solution is probably the right kind of glazing, in the right position.


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