My OperaConservatories - Too Hot in Summer
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:50:17 AM
When I ask most of my prospective clients why they can be thinking of building a conservatory, they usually tell me they want the extra room to use as a dining room, playroom for the children, home office etc, it is a variety with reasons and I get several answers but when I inquire another question I always get the same answer.
Double Glazing Verwood-Double Glazing Somerton-Double Glazing Devizes-Double Glazing Somerset
Do you want so as to enjoy the room all all year round? The answer is always Yes!
Yet, if you ask most people who have already got a conservatory once they can use it all year round, especially if the conservatory receives a whole lot of direct sunshine, i. e is usually South facing, they will claim no, certainly not in the height of Summer.
This is reasonably a common situation, most people pay a great deal of attention to the basic size and design with the conservatory, but almost none to your thermal performance of the room in your home, especially its solar heat acquire.
Assuming that your conservatory is structurally sound the next most important consideration is the thermal performance of the room and if your conservatory is South facing then the thermal heat gain performance is the key measurement for you to consider.
There is good news for those people considering a conservatory that will receive a great deal of direct sunshine and that is the recent advances in nanocoating technology. Essentially this means that glass can be coated with an almost translucent metallic coating that reflects solar heat gain faraway from the conservatory and radiated heat you create back in to the room. The coatings go in the internal face of the a glass, facing into the cavity with the double-glazed sealed units and so should not be worn away and should last a long time. The improvement in the thermal performance is kind of remarkable.
Solar Transmission
Standard Increase Glazed sealed unit 72%
Most advanced technology sealed unit 22%
You are able to see just what a tremendous difference this can make.
In the past, when most conservatories were built which has a polycarbonate roof, there were solutions to prevent excessive summer heat increase, by using heavily tinted polycarbonate roofing sheets. These do control Sun Transmission, but only at the price tag on Light Transmission. You can end up with a conservatory that is not too hot in Summer, but the conservatory will feel dark on the dull day and have an effect on light leading in to the room on the town leading in to the conservatory might be a real problem.
Double Glazing Verwood-Double Glazing Somerton-Double Glazing Devizes-Double Glazing Somerset
Do you want so as to enjoy the room all all year round? The answer is always Yes!
Yet, if you ask most people who have already got a conservatory once they can use it all year round, especially if the conservatory receives a whole lot of direct sunshine, i. e is usually South facing, they will claim no, certainly not in the height of Summer.
This is reasonably a common situation, most people pay a great deal of attention to the basic size and design with the conservatory, but almost none to your thermal performance of the room in your home, especially its solar heat acquire.
Assuming that your conservatory is structurally sound the next most important consideration is the thermal performance of the room and if your conservatory is South facing then the thermal heat gain performance is the key measurement for you to consider.
There is good news for those people considering a conservatory that will receive a great deal of direct sunshine and that is the recent advances in nanocoating technology. Essentially this means that glass can be coated with an almost translucent metallic coating that reflects solar heat gain faraway from the conservatory and radiated heat you create back in to the room. The coatings go in the internal face of the a glass, facing into the cavity with the double-glazed sealed units and so should not be worn away and should last a long time. The improvement in the thermal performance is kind of remarkable.
Solar Transmission
Standard Increase Glazed sealed unit 72%
Most advanced technology sealed unit 22%
You are able to see just what a tremendous difference this can make.
In the past, when most conservatories were built which has a polycarbonate roof, there were solutions to prevent excessive summer heat increase, by using heavily tinted polycarbonate roofing sheets. These do control Sun Transmission, but only at the price tag on Light Transmission. You can end up with a conservatory that is not too hot in Summer, but the conservatory will feel dark on the dull day and have an effect on light leading in to the room on the town leading in to the conservatory might be a real problem.
