Most facilities feature motion sensors that turn the lights off after a certain amount of time and turn them on automatically once movement in an area is detected. However, there’s no substitute for the immense amount of sunlight the Earth … Read More
Rethinking Skylights—How Modern Innovation Can Help You Design the Right Space for Your Clients
As an architect, you are challenged with creating spaces that are as visually appealing as they are functional. This task can often seem insurmountable, because you … Read More
Unsettling as a Skylight Leak Can Be, it’ll Yield an Upgrade
You’re sitting there nestled in the folds of your couch, about three episodes deep into The Crown. The chaos of the day faded away a couple of hours … Read More
The most cost-effective way to introduce natural light into your home is curb mounted skylights.
You’d recognize it if you saw one. A curb-mounted skylight is one of the most common kinds installed in homes. Though, to help you form … Read More
Natural light prevents seasonal affective disorder from developing during winter.
The Sophisticated Designs Behind a Simple Concept
A daylight harvesting lighting system, on its surface, is a pretty straightforward concept. Doors and windows are used to become the primary … Read More
Welcome to a New, More Pragmatic Era for Skylights
Your initial search began with a single, statement-making skylight. From the moment you first saw this home and stared up at the 11-foot vaulted ceiling in the living room, your mind … Read More
Green Can Be Beautiful, Too
Picking up on the conversation we started with our last post, we were discussing a recent column in The Huffington Post by architect Lance Hosey that exposed “six myths of sustainable design.” In response … Read More
The residential skylight market is a bold new world
If this is the start of your exploration into residential skylights, prepare to be awed. From custom-made skylights to low-profile skylights to entire skylight ceilings, it’s a bold new world. … Read More
These Aren’t Your Parents’ Skylights
Now that you have a better grasp on daylighting, we realize it may feel a little too good to be true. Wait, these skylights flood my home with sunlight and keep the heat and … Read More
Shedding Some Light on Daylighting
For all the attention that’s paid these days to energy efficiency, the mainstream still remains very much in the dark about daylighting, or daylight harvesting, as its also known.
Chances are, … Read More
Protect Your Employees And Building Or Commercial Property By Upgrading Your Smoke Ventilation System
Upgrading a building’s infrastructure rarely draws the same sort of excitement as refreshing any of the aesthetic features. We know, of course, that investing in the … Read More
Gone Are The Days Of The Skylight As A Mere Architectural Feature
Skylights were, once upon a time (and not that long ago), simply an architectural feature. An elaborate window in an unexpected place that gradually became less air- and … Read More
The daylighting industry has evolved quite dramatically over the four decades we’ve been in business. Once upon a time, the consideration of a skylight came down to, … Read More
Heat-blocking Skylight Solutions
Bask In The Summer Sun; Don’t Hide From It
It’s 90 degrees in the shade, so why, you’re asking, would I want to consider installing a giant window aimed directly at the sun? Because there’s much more … Read More
Whether you are a service technician or a homeowner, there is nothing worse than having to work in an attic on a hot summer day. Even without having a thermometer handy, the ambient temperature within your attic can be stifling, … Read More
Large building fires have killed thousands of people throughout the United States in the last century. Many featured rapid smoke and fire accumulation due to the presence of hazardous working conditions, such as the improper storage of flammable materials. Yet, … Read More
Very few people consider the risks they face each day when leaving the relative safety of their homes to go to work. This is even more poignant for individuals whose job may entail them being placed in precarious situations, such … Read More
Recall that passive solar heating refers to the use of the sun’s energy to heat something directly; no outside energy source is required. It is the job of the architect and site planners to consider the deliberate placement of homes, … Read More
Interior designers are taught to manipulate an area utilizing light, color, and the contrasts that typically exist between them. With respect to contrast, spaces that feature dark-colored flooring and light-colored walls tend to feel less spacious than areas that … Read More
As much as the Internet improved our world in countless ways, it spoiled us in one key area… We have lost the ability to wait for things. Regardless of what that thing is, someone somewhere has devised a way to … Read More
How great would it be to have one of The Avengers as your personal watchdog? Few people would argue against having a superhero providing them with reliable protection. Bristolite Daylighting Systems offers our customers the next best thing with our … Read More
We’ve all seen movies or television shows that have featured a scene where the hero, villain, or even a hapless victim, falls from a great height and tumbles precariously through the air until landing on – and typically going through … Read More
Interior designers are taught to manipulate an area utilizing light, color, and the contrasts that typically exist between them. With respect to contrast, spaces that feature dark-colored flooring and light-colored walls tend to feel less spacious than areas that … Read More
Homes and other wooden structures must be properly vented in order to prevent a number of problems from occurring in attics and other spaces not part of the standard living or working area. When insufficient airflow is present, the … Read More
There are many reasons why all the different types of skylights Bristolite Daylighting Systems offers make fantastic architectural details. They allow FREE, natural daylight to enter a building which reduces energy usage (from artificial lighting) and the consumption of … Read More
Educational experts around the country are continuously trying to create & implement new learning initiatives meant to increase student achievement. To say the least, some have been more successful than others. However, the physical structure is often overlooked as a … Read More
Two questions commonly posed to our energy experts here at Bristolite Daylighting Systems when clients are planning to implement a natural daylighting system are:
– How energy efficient are skylights?
– How much can we realistically expect to save in … Read More
The incorporation of natural light into modern green building energy design, commonly known as daylighting, has become an increasingly popular construction technique that can improve energy performance in any building while simultaneously improving the comfort and productivity of building occupants. … Read More
The best way to maximize daylighting in any building is to start with a core daylighting system analysis specific to the type of facility you operate and the lighting needs of the work performed there. This may include shading analyses, … Read More
The benefits of increasing the amount of natural light in your home or office space shouldn’t be dismissed. Natural light makes any room feel larger while helping to reduce the energy costs associated with artificial lighting.
While any additional windows … Read More
Electric light is fine for many work environments but it isn’t the only option and as technology continues to improve, natural daylighting systems are becoming a more realistic option for homes and businesses around the world. Consider the following five … Read More
Natural light from the sun is divided into three major types of light. There is the light you can see, visible light, but did you know that ultraviolet light and infrared light (both of which are not visible to the … Read More
If you want to maximize the energy savings inherent to daylighting technology, you need maximum light transmission. The Quasar Prismatic skylight, exclusively by Bristolite Daylighting Systems, has been proven to be the best skylight for electric light energy savings.… Read More
Even … Read More
How much does artificial lighting cost your business? From compact retail stores to large warehouses and fulfillment centers, many commercial buildings spend a huge amount of their monthly energy … Read More
From significantly lower energy bills to improvements in health and productivity, switching from artificial lighting – such as the fluorescent lights used in many 20th century office buildings … Read More
With cities that receive more sunshine than almost any other state, a motivated and action-focused attitude to reducing emissions and numerous rebates for increasing energy efficiency, California is one of the best states for businesses that would like to reduce … Read More
From increased productivity to improved eyesight, the benefits of regular exposure to natural light are many. Whether it’s during a morning walk or throughout a day at the office, being exposed to natural light – although not intense sun – … Read More
Changing your personal energy habits is tough. Changing your business’s energy habits is even tougher. With targets to meet and employees to keep at maximum productivity, it’s easy to let energy efficiency slip from your top priority into a far … Read More
Whether you’re a large retail chain searching for a daylighting partner or a small business in need of a one-off daylighting system, choosing a reliable daylighting company is an essential part of making your building energy efficient.
There are many … Read More
Lowering energy usage should be a priority for any business, both for the financial benefits that a leaner approach to energy can provide and for the immense benefits that reduced energy usage can have for the environment.
While all businesses … Read More
When you hear about skylights and daylighting systems, do you think of modern homes and high-tech offices, or big-box retail stores and warehouses? While we might associate energy efficiency with offices and residential developments, the businesses that benefit most from … Read More
From the cost of skylights and other daylighting equipment to the installation fees for a large-scale daylighting system, the cost of lighting your workplace naturally can seem immense.
The cost of daylighting, in fact, is one of the biggest reasons … Read More
Are you thinking of installing a daylighting system in your fulfillment center? From reducing energy bills to increasing worker productivity, daylighting has a range of excellent benefits for fulfillment centers, factories, and other large buildings.
In fact, thanks to the … Read More
With consumers spending less on non-essential goods than in the past, retailers and sales-driven businesses are looking for any possible edge that they could use to help improve their sales.
Some have turned to old-fashioned sales techniques like telemarketing and … Read More
Over the last two decades, a large number of offices have invested heavily in energy-efficient daylighting systems not just to lower their bills and reduce their impact on the environment, but to increase their productivity and workplace efficiency.
Retailers, too, … Read More
Today’s customer no longer needs to make a trade-off between superior insulation properties and high quality natural lighting when choosing a skylight system. Nano Insulgel, provides up to 6x the insulating value of a traditional skylight while transmitting … Read More
From daylighting to air conditioning, the needs of large buildings are very different from their smaller counterparts. Today, we will be looking at large buildings such as office complexes and manufacturing facilities and how they can benefit from using natural … Read More
Break down the average commercial building’s electricity use and you’ll end up with a particularly interesting pie chart. Artificial lighting, long thought of as inexpensive and efficient, is the largest slice, taking up 35 percent of average monthly usage.
Air … Read More
Unlike windows, which need to be cleaned fairly often, skylights require very little maintenance once they’re installed. Thanks to their exposed position on the roof of your building and the slight angle that they’re installed on, most skylights are kept … Read More
One of the most frequent objections to custom daylighting is that it’s ‘too expensive’ to be practical. It’s an understandable concern. With accounts to manage and staff to pay, it’s easy to see why many businesses are hesitant to invest … Read More
From concerns that skylights ‘leak’ heat to rumors that daylighting reduces office productivity, concerns about energy efficient lighting are far from new. While the rumors are predictably false, the unfortunate truth is that a lot of building owners continue to … Read More
All around the country, a growing number of businesses are investing in offices that are clean, green, and natural. Energy efficiency, it seems, is much more than just a corporate buzzword – it’s a proven system for improving your office … Read More
With small windows and tight spaces, it can be easy to assume that old buildings can’t benefit from daylighting solutions. The truth, however, is quite the opposite: old buildings can often benefit the most from skylights and daylighting systems.
In … Read More
With bright computer screens and strong office lighting the norm, it’s easy to forget that we’ve evolved to operate from sunrise to sunset. Despite advanced technology, our human circadian rhythm – the 24-hour biological clock that operates in all of … Read More
Naturalite was founded in 1945 and is the largest domestic skylight manufacturer in the U.S. Naturalite is the only skylight manufacturer that extrudes aluminum, Kynar finishes and anodizes all products in-house, resulting in high quality, durable, Made in America products.… Read More
Sunoptics® Prismatic Skylights was founded in 1978 by Jerome Blomberg, an early leader in energy efficient use of sunlight to replace electric lighting buildings. In February 2011, Sunoptics® was acquired by Acuity Brands, … Read More
Acralight™ International Skylights has been in business since 1980, providing design, fabrication and installation services to the U.S., Caribbean and Europe. In 2011, as part of its geographic expansion, Acralight™ International Skylights acquired a Texas manufacturing facility,
Acralight™ International Skylights … Read More
Wasco®, a family-owned company, was founded 1935 in Cambridge, MA. Wasco® products are proudly made in Maine and Reno, NV. Wasco Skylights© are fabricated for commercial and residential customers, including custom build services for architectural and construction clients.
Wasco® offers … Read More
Truckload after truckload and container load after container load of Quasar Prismatics head to job sites across the country and the world helping building owners/operators save $$$ thousands in electric lighting costs. Quasar Prismatic has 30% to 50% more light … Read More
Just wanted to drop you folks a line to say thanks. I installed several Bristolite skylights in my barn on my Texas ranch last year. Since we installed the skylights my electric bill has plummeted, the kids are getting better … Read More
Two truckloads of 55″ x 55″ Coollites (qty 108) with integrated curb (aluminum, insulated, double wall, 12″) headed to a major retailer that wanted skylights that meet the IECC, National and the job site state Energy Code. Coollite is the … Read More
Quasar 4689 with 9″ glazing rise supports 1,000 lb concentrated load. … Read More
This 4 foot x 8 foot Quasar Prismatic skylight loaded with 800 lb of pea gravel still remains intact. The glazing inverted, there is one small 2 inch crack in one corner but still it holds 800 lb without failure. … Read More
Cool… They look through the skylight (from the control room) up at the satellite dish to adjust the dish angle… This is too slick! It looks nice…Nice product Bristolite!… Read More
About 27 years ago (1984) I installed a Bristolite Skylite (don’t know the model) on a residential home with a wood shingle roof. The skylite has, what I believe to be, a white acrylic dome on the outside and a … Read More
Now that is what I call confidence in Bristolite’s sealing and anti-leak technology! … Read More
Does Bristolite stock industrial commercial skylights? If so what brands and sizes? Thanks. … Read More
What is the value of NFRC Certification of plastic unit skylights? … Read More
Unbelievable product. We wanted green technology. Low U Factor / Super insulating properties and sound dampening as our facilty is within two miles of a major airport and on the north approach flight path. Your proprietary Nano Insulgel – silica … Read More
I have never found a web site with the amount of skylight – daylighting info you guys have. Your web is now my library for such info. … Read More
We like what we saw. Plenty of light and diffused. The managers on site were very pleased. We need to cobtact you to obtain the name of your distributor in the region. … Read More
Hey you really bailed us out last week. We ordered 80 5×6 skylights from one of your competitors and were promised 4 week lead time. Well 6 weeks later we still didnt have our skylights on the job and worse … Read More
We have one small operation with a competeing prismatic skylight but we are disappointed with the low level of daylight on our cutting and sewing tables. We opened a second larger operation with your Quasar with the same percent of … Read More
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