ROOFLIGHTS & ROOF VENTS
< building are adequate and will
reduce the artificial lighting requirement
and energy use, which in turn, reduces a
building’s CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the
passive solar gain achieved can provide free
heat to the building.
In addition to newbuild construction,
architects and designers refurbishing and
upgrading many older school buildings
can reap the benefits of rooflights. Brett
Martin Daylight Systems has offered
guidance and advice to specifiers
wanting to transform courtyards into
classrooms, provide canopies and
covered walkways, replace existing
rooflights and develop bespoke daylight
solutions for halls and circulation
areas, leisure facilities and classrooms
according to each project.
Seeing the light
For an inspiring, new academy in the
Kings Norton area of Birmingham,
a continuous vault rooflight system
and glass domes from Brett Martin
Daylight Systems have helped to deliver
exceptional levels of diffused daylight
into communal areas of the school. Built
as part of the Priority School Building
Programme and serving approximately
800 students, the new ARK Kings
Academy has replaced a previously
outdated school building.
The rooflights package included the
Installation is
complete at
the ARK Kings
Academy
Marvault system which, provided the
optimum combination of high light
transmission and diffusion. Glazed in
16mm structured polycarbonate, the
Marvaults could be easily assembled into
runs of more than 23 metres in length.
The economic, simple-to-fit, barrel vault
system complemented the new facility’s
high quality external aesthetic. In
addition, the sleek and modern styling of
Mardome Glass, a flat glass rooflight, will
further maximise natural daylight into
areas where windows cannot reach.
Lighting plays an important part in any
building, and in schools the lighting design
should enable students and staff to carry
out their particular activities easily and
comfortably in attractive and stimulating
surroundings. In addition to improving the
energy performance of the school building,
rooflights can be fundamental to ensuring
that attention, concentration and overall
pupil behaviour is maximised to enhance
academic performance.
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ALL- ROUND WELL- BEING
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
• High natural daylight transmittance values
• Triple insulation glazing
• Best air tightness class 4
• Excellent thermal insulation values
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