Glidevale Tubular Rooflights and Sunscoops
Daniel and myself, after completing Glidevale's Sunscoop insallation training course, have now been appointed the official Sunscoop installers for the South West of England.
Glidevale Sunscoop™ Tubular Rooflight systems are used to bring natural daylight into internal rooms and spaces that have no, or insufficient, windows. Sunscoop™ Tubular Rooflights consist of a roof-mounted clear polycarbonate dome or skylight connected to a tube with an internal mirrored finish providing optimum specular reflectance. Natural daylight enters the dome or skylight and is reflected down the tube and into the room through a ceilingmounted diffuser.
- Contribute to sustainable building design and contribute towards BREEAM credits for energy efficiency and natural daylighting
- Ideal solution for bathrooms, stairways, corridors and other dark areas in a wide range of applications
- Range of sizes to deliver optimum light performance
- Rigid tube system delivers significantly more light than the flexible tube systems
- Full range of purpose-designed roof interface flashings which ensure weatherproof finish
- Unique colour matched flashings which give an unobtrusive finish
- Colour blending service for unusual tiles, slates and weathered roofs
- AA Fire Rated roof flashings which meet BS 476: Part 3: 2004 enabling unrestricted use
- Optional Light & Sun Deflector which can increase light levels up to 20%
- Choice of Standard or Skyview ceiling diffusers to suit different light output requirements
- Optional fire protection collars which meet BS476: Part 20: 1987 requirements
- Optional integral light fitting using low energy light bulb to optimise energy efficiency
Sunscoop™ Tubular Rooflight System
Proven benefits of natural light Scientific studies have shown the positive benefits of natural daylight in a range of applications. For example, it can promote faster recovery of hospital patients and better performance by factory workers and pupils in schools (references available from Glidevale Technical Services). Glidevale Sunscoop™ Tubular Rooflight systems, used as a complement to artificial lighting, can considerably reduce the annual energy consumption of any building, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. An investment in Glidevale Sunscoop™ Tubular Rooflight systems is an investment in energy conservation.
Sunscoop™ advantages
● Highly effective at delivering light into internal and badly-lit spaces.
● System design and performance are backed by an unrivalled programme of research.
● Energy saving - reduces the need for artificial lighting.
● Natural daylight has positive benefits over artificial lighting.
● Wide range of applications - houses, flats, schools, hospitals, commercial and industrial buildings.
● Range of sizes for different requirements.
● Simple and reliable installation.
● Wide range of purpose-designed roof interface flashings to suit most roof coverings.
● Can be used on pitched and flat roofs.
● Adjustable elbows give flexibility of siting.
● Complete system meets the thermal requirements of the latest building regulations, Parts L1 and L2
Sunscoop Light Level Performance Comparisons
| Light Bulb | Light Levels (Lux) | Example of 250mm SunScoop with 2m tube length (Lux) | ||
| Dull | Average | Sunny | ||
| 60 Watt | 50 | 53 | 123 | 221 |
| 100 Watt | 60 | 53 | 123 | 221 |
| 150 Watt | 160 | 53 | 123 | 221 |
Pitched Roof Installations
Plain Tile
Versatile
Slate Soaker
Universal
Traditional Inline
Flat Roof Installations
Universal Top with integral skirt
Universal Top with insulated upstand
All flashings are manufactured from ABS and are treated with a uv-stable polymeric resin. Standard colours are red, brown, grey, terracotta and red streak for tiles, and blue/black for slates. Colour matching to specific roof coverings including composite panel and standing seam systems is also available. To enhance appearance on pitched roofs, the Universal Top is available with an integral skirt which can be colour-matched to the roof covering.
Quality Assurance - The Glidevale Sunscoop™ system has been designed, developed and manufactured under a BS EN ISO 9001 Quality
