BUILDING ENVELOPE


end of the day, have become popular as we work more from home, but are no longer happy to do so hunched over a laptop on the sofa or at the dining table. Rooights can proide a creatie solution to ‘zoning’ new areas in the home – be it a home office or new liing space. sing rooights creates the impression of separate ‘zones’ in an otherwise open space. They’re a great way to update an open plan home to include a new designated zone for work or living. Rooights and lanterns are also ideal for etensions as they ood the home with natural light, particularly in terraced or narrow properties, where the centre of the house can become quite dark. Natural light isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ either, it can reduce eye strain, headaches and fatigue, as well as increase productivity; all important in a home working environment. For year-round comfort, solar glass


rooights are popular, but most come with a compromise. These usually include a glass tint applied to the outer pane to help manage heat transmission, although this tint also reduces light transmission which can have a substantial impact on ambient light levels in the home. However, if you do your research, you will find new products are slowly coming to market that do away with this trade-


to give you what you need – energy efficiency, great alue and a home that performs as brilliantly as it looks.’


off between heat management and the proportional loss of light associated with tinted solar products. The result of these innovative products is maximum light transmission with minimal solar heat gain, helping to maintain comfortable indoor summer temperatures. New, pioneering glass coatings can now absorb and reect up to twice as much heat as standard glass, meaning homeowners are no longer forced to choose between light and comfort. If homeowners opt for a unit with a low U-value too, heat should be retained equally well during the winter months. Times may be tough, but that’s why it


is more important than ever to make sure the products you choose in your home build or renovation are working hard


CASE STUDY: FITTING FIRST TIME Adrian at United Cloud Construction turned to TuffX when he needed a rooight solution for a new etension to a property in Brighton where the homeowners wanted to maximise the natural light in their new space. The rooights were to be installed on the low pitch roof of a single storey garden room extension to the rear of the customer’s property. With the limited-size roof unable to accommodate a traditional roof lantern, two nfinity rooights were chosen. drian fitted two different sized


rooights  one  m   m, and one  m  . m, which were both standard sizes although bespoke sizes can also be arranged on reuest. Rooights are also aailable in arious glass finishes, including clear, solar and privacy glass. Rooights can offer a solution for customers who want a simple, effective and high-uality rooight that they can fit themseles uickly with no additional assembly on site.


Paul Higgins is commercial director at TuffX


52 www.sbhonline.co.uk


may/jun 2023


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76