My OperaConservatories - Too Hot in Summer
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:55:46 AM
When I ask most with my prospective clients why they are thinking of building a conservatory, they generally tell me they want any additional room to use as a dining room, playroom for the children, home business etc, it is a variety with reasons and I get numerous answers but when I ask them another question I always get the same answer.
Double Glazing Marlborough-Double Glazing Melksham-Double Glazing Salisbury-Double Glazing Yeovil
Do you want so as to enjoy the room all all year round? The answer is always Yes!
Yet, if you ask most individuals who already got a conservatory once they can use it all year round, especially if the conservatory receives a great deal of direct sunshine, i. e is South facing, they will claim no, certainly not in your height of Summer.
This is kind of a common situation, most people pay a great deal of attention to the basic size and design of the conservatory, but almost none on the thermal performance of the room, especially its solar heat increase.
Assuming that your conservatory is structurally sound the following most important consideration is the thermal performance of the room and if your conservatory is South facing than the thermal heat gain performance is the key measurement that you consider.
There is good news for any people considering a conservatory that will receive lots of direct sunshine and that may be the recent advances in nanocoating technology. Essentially this means that glass may 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 to the internal face of the decanter or glass, facing into the cavity with the double-glazed sealed units and so cannot be worn away and should last a long time. The improvement in the thermal performance is fairly remarkable.
Solar Transmission
Standard Increase Glazed sealed unit 72%
Most advanced technology sealed unit 22%
You can see just what a tremendous difference that will make.
In the past, when most conservatories were built which has a polycarbonate roof, there were solutions to prevent excessive summer heat build up, by using heavily tinted polycarbonate roof sheets. These do control Solar Transmission, but only at the cost of Light Transmission. You can get a conservatory that is not necessarily too hot in Summer, but the conservatory will feel dark on the dull day and the loss of light leading in to the room entrance leading in to the conservatory is a real problem.
Double Glazing Marlborough-Double Glazing Melksham-Double Glazing Salisbury-Double Glazing Yeovil
Do you want so as to enjoy the room all all year round? The answer is always Yes!
Yet, if you ask most individuals who already got a conservatory once they can use it all year round, especially if the conservatory receives a great deal of direct sunshine, i. e is South facing, they will claim no, certainly not in your height of Summer.
This is kind of a common situation, most people pay a great deal of attention to the basic size and design of the conservatory, but almost none on the thermal performance of the room, especially its solar heat increase.
Assuming that your conservatory is structurally sound the following most important consideration is the thermal performance of the room and if your conservatory is South facing than the thermal heat gain performance is the key measurement that you consider.
There is good news for any people considering a conservatory that will receive lots of direct sunshine and that may be the recent advances in nanocoating technology. Essentially this means that glass may 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 to the internal face of the decanter or glass, facing into the cavity with the double-glazed sealed units and so cannot be worn away and should last a long time. The improvement in the thermal performance is fairly remarkable.
Solar Transmission
Standard Increase Glazed sealed unit 72%
Most advanced technology sealed unit 22%
You can see just what a tremendous difference that will make.
In the past, when most conservatories were built which has a polycarbonate roof, there were solutions to prevent excessive summer heat build up, by using heavily tinted polycarbonate roof sheets. These do control Solar Transmission, but only at the cost of Light Transmission. You can get a conservatory that is not necessarily too hot in Summer, but the conservatory will feel dark on the dull day and the loss of light leading in to the room entrance leading in to the conservatory is a real problem.
