Rooflights and Cladding - Insulator and Low Carbon GRP Rooflights

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After a two year intensive research and development programme this new Insulator rooflight system was launched in September 2006.

In partnership with a specialist plastics engineering consultancy, Impact Laboratories Limited, our technical department worked on the development of new materials and manufacturing methods, which involved the intrinsic re-design of the reinforcement elements used within the typical GRP rooflight.

The objective was to design a product which would achieve the aim of minimising environmental impact, coupled with the inherent energy efficiency elements within the existing Insulator rooflight concept, and provide total assurance relating to the non-fragility status throughout its service life. Simply design engineering at its best!

The Insulator In-Plane 45 high visibility safety rooflight is the first GRP rooflight product to feature a colouring agent designed to vary light wavelengths. This “play on light” has many advantages and Hambleside has taken the science from the existing luminescent colour technology found in the manufacture of reflective safety systems to ensure high visibility without impacting on light transmission.

In addition, providing that stainless steel fasteners are used during installation of the rooflights, the rooflights will retain their non-fragility classification for a period of 45 years, subject to all the other elements of the roof construction retaining their integrity for the same period.

Information on non-fragility issues is available in Guidance Note 2006/1 published by NARM, the National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers.

Enhanced light distribution also creates a better working environment. Tests have shown that for the Insulator system, the improved spread of light is as much as 25% brighter than traditional triple-skin systems.

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