CPD: How to Design and Specify Glass Roofs and Skylights

Daylight & Ventilation Solutions

The seminar fits into the RIBA CPD core curriculum under Core Curriculum Subjects - Designing and building it: design, construction, technology and engineering with Knowledge level: General awareness.

After a brief company introduction, the first section of the seminar focuses on ‘designing out failure’ and contains useful references to problems associated with old technology and how modern daylighting solutions have addressed these.

This is followed by information designed to help delegates to understand the benefits of natural daylight and ventilation, with examples including how appropriate daylight levels and comfortable internal environments can provide measurable improvements in the health, wellbeing and performance of building occupants in various different sectors.

At this point, the seminar shifts to a more technical focus, with two detailed sections on designing roof gazing and ventilation systems. Topics include orientation, size and positioning of rooflights, daylight factors and U-values. The ventilation section divides into two areas: covers daily comfort ventilation and smoke & heat exhaust ventilation (SHEV). Topics under ventilation include airtightness and rates of ventilation, as well as strategies for preventing overheating.

The presentation also covers acoustic design, watertightness, impact resistance and verification of performance, to complete a really comprehensive overview of the specification process.
Supplier details: All products are engineered and manufactured in Germany by Lamilux to the highest standards and are continually developed and tested to ensure compliance with all current regulations, and are supplied and installed in over 20 European countries. DVS are the exclusive distributor in the UK for the Lamilux range of daylighting systems.

Daylight & Ventilation Solutions

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