MAY 2017 | 13
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REASONS FOR ROOF LIGHTS
With days longer and lighter,
householders want to let more of
that light into their homes. Roof
lights can be fitted in difficult
places where traditional windows
just won’t go – and can even add
value to a home.
Sky light manufacturer Roof
Maker says roof lights can have a
positive effect.
1.Natural light
Roof lights can provide up to
three times more natural light
than standard windows, so cutting
down on the need for artifi-
cial lighting. With less need for
Tenants opt
for small
units
lamps and other standard light-
ing, householders can notice a
reduction in their electricity bills.
Natural light is also clinically prov-
en to increase focus, reduce stress
levels and even improve sleeping
patterns.
2. Keeping heat
in and out
Passive heat or solar heat gain is
a natural by-product of roof lights.
This natural heat gain ensures
there’s less need for using cen-
tral heating or other heaters that
keep monthly costs up. Ventilating
sky lights are also available that
open outwardly at the bottom and
Upward pressure is predicted
release unwanted hot air that nat-
urally accumulates near the ceiling
– great for summer.
3. Eco-friendly
Research has shown that when
roof lights are covering roughly
15-20% of a total roof area, they
dramatically cut energy consump-
tion compared to buildings with-
out roof lights.
The National Association of
Rooflight manufacturers, found
that the total CO2 emissions asso-
ciated with operating a building
without roof lights can be 50%
higher than for a building with
them.
https://roof-maker.co.uk/
NEW ANGLE ON SKYPOD
Eurocell is launching its lat-
est model, Skypod Acute. Building
upon the success of the Skypod
range of PVCu skylights,
the new addition fea-
tures a steeper pitch
- 350 in fact, a full
150 more than the
current design.
The 350 pitch is
visually very differ-
ent to the standard
200, making it suitable
for more commercial appli-
cations such as schools, colleges,
hospitals and offices, where this
pitch degree is better suited to
larger, multi-storey buildings. This
market tends to be dominated by
aluminium products, so the arrival
of the new Skypod provides an
aesthetically pleasing and cost-ef-
fective alternative for the install-
er.
Skypod Acute sports the same
stylish, narrow glazing bars and
generous sightlines for residen-
tial properties as the rest of the
Skypod range. Its square format
now fits an even smaller aperture,
allowing even more light into
parts of the home that previous-
ly was not possible. No sidebars are needed on sizes up to 1.5m x
2.75m, so further improving sight-
lines and letting in more natural
light.
Installation is quick and straight-
forward. Everything needed is
supplied ‘out of the box’ and the
screw holes are pre-drilled for
accuracy and convenience.
Skypod Acute is supplied with
self-cleaning, temperature con-
trolled glass in blue, neutral,
bronze and clear as standard, with
a U-value of 1.0W/m²K achieva-
ble. in March how they interact with
their customers and it’s obvious
that their combination of great
customer service and top notch products is the perfect formula
for repeat business.” Modular Homes Ltd has found
a way to help solve the housing
crisis by building affordable new
homes on urban car parks. With
a multi-million pound scheme
already underway in Scunthorpe
town centre, Pulse is currently
working with a number of local
authorities on similar schemes to
transform town and city car parks
into affordable accommodation us-
ing fast-track offsite modular con-
struction to speed up delivery.
Research from JLL Residential
Research has identified almost
10,500 urban car parks in the UK
as being suitable for accommo-
dating 400,000 homes - enough to
house around one million people.
More than half of these car parks
are in public ownership where
local authorities could quickly
initiate the construction of 200,000
new homes and in many cases
without the loss of any parking
spaces.
[email protected] www.pulsemodular.com
www.eurocell.co.uk
Huge Success with
greenteQ Bi-Folds
Trade fabricator TWR Trade
Frames is enjoying huge success
with aluminium bi-fold doors.
Produced from Smarts Vi-
sofold profile the bi-folds are
geared using the greenteQ Clear-
span hardware system from VBH
that includes adjustable roller
assemblies to help with quick
and easy installation.
TWR’s Managing Director
Terry Richardson was presented
with a certificate to mark TWR’s
commitment to produce bi-fold
doors to the Clearspan BSI ‘PAS
24 spec’.
VBH Area Sales Manager
Des Turnbull is delighted to
have TWR as a customer: “The
management at TWR is forward
thinking and customer driven.
I was amazed to see from my
records recently that they have
manufactured over 3500 bi-folds
since starting with greenteQ. I
saw for myself at their open day
to continue in the rental market, as
landlords seek to recoup increased
entry and running costs.
This is in part due to the
additional Stamp Rate duty and
a reduction in mortgage relief.
Stock, however, is likely to remain
high which may curtail the level of
rental increases achievable.
Naomi Heaton, chief executive
of property advisor London Central
Portfolio said: “With a greater level
of availability, tenants can shop
around and are increasingly attract-
ed to newly refurbished properties
(new-lets). They are very budget
conscious and look for good value.
They will therefore opt for small
units and prioritise location over
size to get what they want.”
www.londoncentralportfolio.com
Car parks
could provide
homes
Specialist developer Pulse