Glass Constructions

Glass Construction -  Glass Constructions from Colt

Natural daylight has a positive influence on the health and attitude of human beings. An increase in natural daylight by means of Colt Glass Construction reduces the chance of accidents and increases people's concentration. In addition by using natural daylight in the right way the cost of artificial lighting can be greatly reduced.

Another factor is the fact that natural daylight changes in colour and intensity continuously. Designers and users of the building are well aware of how the changes in light can influence the internal "feel" of a building. Furthermore Architects naturally like to create buildings that evoke interest and admiration.

Therefore designers strive to achieve a maximum of natural daylight in buildings, particularly where people are at work. Accordingly there are examples of buildings with large areas of glazing that can be seen nearly everywhere.

On the other hand too much daylight in the wrong places can lead to glare. And the use of large glazed building envelopes can give rise to problems as the result of the need to provide extensive cooling in summer, and they can lead to excessive heat loss in winter.

With the drive towards reducing energy consumption, a key objective for most building designers is to maximise the use of natural light without the problems of excessive solar heat gain and winter heat loss. Colt can provide integrated glazing and shading solutions to meet these challenges.

Colt's glass constructions consist of two product ranges, Braat Systems (glass) and Cosmotron (polycarbonate). Both are designed to incorporate Colt products such as external solar shading and natural ventilation equipment, allowing Colt to design & install a complete turnkey service.

Closely associated with these ranges is the Coltlite range of natural glazed ventilators for facades, and the Shadoglass range of glass louvres, whether for solar shading or ventilation.

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