TUBULAR DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS
Tubular daylighting systems: making daylight more widely available By Ian Bell, Managing Director of Daylight Delivery Systems Limited Tubular daylighting systems, also known as sun tubes or sun tunnels, are designed to capture, transfer and deliver natural light to places that were once thought impossible. The more advanced systems include design technologies and super-
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reflective tubing (up to 99.7% reflective) which can allow daylight to be delivered using tube lengths of over 20 metres – and systems to be used in far more complex and innovative ways, as shown in the diagram below. Tubular daylighting systems are easy
Mar/Apr 2017
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