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Light Is Natural: Siteco Daylight Systems
Light Is Natural: Siteco Daylight Systems
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Light is natural
Siteco Daylight Systems
for glare-free light and pleasant room atmospheres.
Light is OSRAM
Daylight systems for well-being and efficiency
Without sunlight theres no life, and without light theres no well-being. Daylight can
be optimally implemented with innovative daylight systems from Siteco. These make
use of the physical laws of reflection, absorption and refraction to illuminate rooms
perfectly and also to avoid excessive warmth. Energy consumption for artificial lighting
and air conditioning is reduced and room comfort increases.
Benefits 3
Sunlight... Daylight...
tans skin with its shortwave UV radiation. is the ideal light for viewing
It also fades colours covers the complete colour spectrum. Only with
has high luminance values that cause glare daylight do we see objects with their natural colours
and reflections on objects is able when correctly controlled to homogeneously
with its longwave radiation it heats up rooms illuminate rooms in a unique way. This is precisely
and creates greenhouse effects what daylight systems from Siteco do
Health 5
Burda Medienpark,
Offenburg, Germany
The striking rooflight strips
in the six semi-circles of
the management building
are easily seen from
outside. Equipped with
micro sun shielding
louvres, they ensure
a bright, friendly
atmosphere and prevent
excessive warmth.
From the inside the
louvres are seen as fine
network structures.
Architects: Ingenhoven
Architects, Dusseldorf;
lighting consultants:
HL-Technik, Munich;
Werning & Tropp, Munich
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No greenhouse effect
Saving energy
in three steps -35 %
(Reference: diffuser
luminaire, T26-lamp and -55 %
conventional ballast)
-80 %
The solution
The sales space of approximately
1000 square metres, was fitted
with 28 uniformly distributed roof
windows, each measuring 4 square
metres in size and equipped with
micro sun shielding louvres.
The natural daylight creates mean
illuminance levels of up to 850 lux
according to weather conditions and
time of day.
The use of luminaires for general
lighting could be reduced to the late
afternoon/evening hours
according to the season of the year
and weather.
Light sensors measure the available
illuminance. Ballasts convert the
sensor signals to suit the
specifically selected dimmable
luminaires equipped with special
shop reflectors. The luminaires are
dimmed down most of the time.
The result is a high quality light
atmosphere and indoor climate.
Foodstuffs appear appetising, and
packaged goods appear with their
natural colours.
Complete solutions 13
Function Function
The transparent and uncoated prism plates The transparent prismatic plates of acrylic glass
of acrylic glass ensure solar protection for are individually cut and fitted within double glazing
facades and glass roofs. The system prevents units. Therefore they ensure solar protection for
heat radiation from the sun and allows glass roofs with a high transmission factor for
diffuse light to pass into the interior. diffuse daylight. One prism edge is coated with
The prismatic plates track the position of purest aluminium to get a larger blockage range.
the sun with microprocessors and motor The stationary prism system can also be used for
technology. controlled light guidance in the room.
Function Function
The rectangular plastic louvre made completely The hexagonally formed plastic specular
specular with ultra-pure aluminium is fitted in louvre with ultra-pure aluminium combines
double glazing units, and is optimised for lightly high quality solar protection and reliable
inclined roof constructions, allowing a view to protection from glare. It features two layers:
the outside. Its lateral and longitudinal lamellae only light from a northern direction passes
within the glazing prevent the transmission of through the outer into the inner layer. From
direct sunlight but allow the ingress of intensive there it passes completely without glare into
zenith light. the building interior.
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CombiSol
Maximum solar and glare protection in one
CombiSol is a further development of the micro sun formed like the specular louvre of a luminaire, and
shielding louvre. It is the first louvre system to com- controls and guides the light at an angle of less than
bine high quality solar protection with reliable glare 65 degrees into the interior. Even though the view
protection, because CombiSol completely eliminates towards the outside is limited by the system, the
glare from direct sunlight. The system thus fulfills bridge to the outside is not completely disrupted.
maximum optical requirements for example for The high quality specular louvre takes on the colour
offices and control rooms. of the background and does not modify the changing
The special feature is the construction of the system colours of daylight. As such, viewers can enjoy the
with two areas: only light from a northern direction changing weather and light atmospheres without
passes through the outer into the inner layer. This is glare and with an optimal room climate.
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Planning
Customised solutions for all buildings
High quality lighting solutions are individual solutions; alignment and of course its architecture. Simulations
each building and each room has different conditions such as those of the Bartenbach LichtLabor can
and places varying requirements upon lighting and supplement computer planning. Here natural sky
daylight technology. This is why we develop individual conditions such as brightness, light distribution,
daylight solutions for each single building. Results colour temperature and solar situation can be perfectly
from theoretical calculations and practical measuring simulated. Rooms can thus be experienced with real
procedures flow into the planning. This includes for daylight situations, brightness values and surfaces
example information about the precise sun position in 3D. All for the purpose of individual concepts and
at specific locations, the position of the building, its perfect lighting solutions.
Planning & warranty 31
Simulating the
individual, perfect
lighting solution
The complex interplay of all room
and light components can be
simulated via computer programs.
Here the modification of daylight
intensity and solar position is
taken into account. As such, any
luminance distribution can be
displayed in quick succession. This
in turn gives information about
possible room layouts in the future.
Zenith
21. June
Meridian
21. March
21. December
West Sunset
Warranty
Siteco daylight systems are high quality products and their Independent inspection institutes determine technical
quality is strictly controlled. They are able to document values according to specifically valid standards. Testing
their performance with over 30 years of applications in certificates with measurement results can be requested
buildings across the world. We vouch for the quality of the from us. Other pane formats, constructions, installation
products and guarantee functionality and permanence. and external factors may influence results.
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