Rooflights have become a staple of innovative, sustainable design and living. They're eco-friendly, reduce the need for electric lights, improve ventilation throughout a house and the natural light they allow in can go a long way toward lifting everyone's mood during the long, cold winter. In this post, we're going to look at how innovative rooflight designs enable sustainable living.

Here are some of today's most innovative rooflight solutions for enabling sustainability and wellbeing.

Rooflights with smart glass

Smart glass, also called electrochromic or thermochromic glass, will adjust its level of tint based on external conditions. So on a hot day when the sun is shining down like a laser beam, the smart glass will adjust and keep it at bay, allowing you to minimise air conditioner use.

Rooflights with solar panels

This is one of the most exciting developments in rooflight technology. At the same time you're flooding your interior with beautiful natural light, the panel of the rooflight is harnessing the sunlight passing through it to generate electricity.

Tubular rooflights

Some areas of the house are just not able to accommodate the installation of a rooflight. In such instances you may be able to install a tubular rooflight with a narrow diameter that will capture light and funnel it into the space below, enabling you to save on electric lighting.

Rooflights that open

We mentioned in the opening that improved ventilation is one of the many benefits of today's rooflights. That ventilation enables you to turn off the air conditioner from time to time in the summer thereby reducing your home's energy usage and making it more sustainable.

Rooflights made from recycled materials

A lot of today's rooflights are made from recycled glass, aluminium and other materials. When they eventually reach the end of their long service life the rooflights themselves can be almost entirely recycled, adding to the sustainability of the entire house.

Adding rooflights to your green roof

Green roofs are typically built in several layers including a waterproof membrane, a root barrier, a drainage layer and more and are topped off with vegetation. Among other things, they make it easier to regulate the interior environment. By adding rooflights you can ramp up the sustainable qualities of your green roof.

Contact Skylights Rooflight

Today's rooflights are becoming a key ingredient in the creation of sustainable homes. If you have any questions about our rooflights call us on 020 3633 2196.