Roof light

Large building such as factories

must have rooflight to compensate
inadequate natural lighting

Rooflight are installed in the

following way

1)Flush with sloping roof

2)With upstand on pitch or flat roof

Main function of rooflight

To admit natural daylight into large single

storey building such as factories ,
godowns, hypermarket and etc.

For electricity saving

Rooflight peneration of adequate daylight

with the characteristic :
1)Minimum diversity
2)No excessive direct view of the sky
3)No peneration of direct sunlight
The choice of area of rooflight must
be made properly so that adeuate
amount of daylight is allowed without
compromising heat absorption .

The ratio area to floor area is:-

1) 1:6 for pitch roof

2)1:3 for upstand rooflights
Rooflight must have adequate area and
well – spaced out :-

1)To ensure uniformity of day lighting on

work surface

2)To avoid excessive solar heat gain

3)To reduce glare

4)To avoid peneration of direct sunlight

Functional Requirement
a)Strength ang stability

b)Resistance to weather

c)Durability and freedom from

maintence

d)Fire safety
a)Strength ang stability
>Most common used material are glass or transparent
plastic.

>Must have adequate suppport to ensure it is strong

enough as part of roof covering .

b)Resistance to weather
>Usage of non ferrous flashings or plastic capping and
gashet that fit over glass thus preventing the peneratration
of rain and wind.

>Provide adequate side lap and end lap for profiled plastic
sheets and sealsed with suitable sealed
c)Durability and freedom from
maintence
>Glass would require o ccasional cleaning.
>Plastic stained easily suffer from dis colouration
and would brittle after same time.

d)Fire safety
>Must be able to limit internal and external fire
spread.
>Those material must very strong to protect the
occupant from fire.
The Advantage and Disadvantages
of using glass as a material for
Rooflight.
 Advantages Disadvantages
Add beauty to the building. Costly material
*the quality that gives pleasure *it may increase the
to the mind or senses and is budgeted cost of
associated with such property as construction work.
harmony of form or colour and
design.
Sense of openess Enhance cost of
&harmonious security
*its use fulfills the architectural *its means glass a very
view for external decoration expensive, so the
maintenance also will
high
Advantages Disadvantages
Good interior design Hilly area and dessert
*As toughened glass is area may rise the cost of
available,one can have good maintence.
interior design with the use
of glass in transparent
staircase ,coloured shelves.

Excellent material for Unsafe for earthquake

thermal insulation ,water proven area.
proofing and energy *that means, when occurs
conservation . earthquake easily to cracks
Advantages Disadvantages
It is bad conductor of
heat , it save energy in
air conditioning of
building .

Making glass partition

on upper floors ,no extra
design is required for
slab as glass is light in
weight .