Skylights, which were once very popular, make no sense at all from an energy point of view. While they may bring daylight they also bring heat gain - particularly in the Summer when you're trying to cool your home. Then in the Winter they let the heat you're paying for escape straight up.
The solution to bringing valuable daylight into awkward areas of the home is tubular daylight units like this one. The light comes in but not the heat. And in Winter they're still effective without losing your inside heat to the atmosphere.
This model, the Sun Dome by Daylighting Technologies, which we represent, offers the highest light output with lowest heat gain available on the market. It's also very durable. Having been designed for Hurricane weather in Florida it carries Miami-Dade missile impact and wind pressure approvals as well as a 10 year warranty against cracking or yellowing.
So if you've got an area of the house that could use more natural light, before you install more electric lighting or even worse, a skylight, contact me for more information.
