skylight
Introduction
A skylight, skylight (word from the Latin clarus and via[1]), skylight or skylight is a window or opening located in the ceiling or the top of a wall,[2] used to provide light to a room.[3].
When located on a roof, the lighting is much greater than that of a window. Despite being generally small and covering a space through which a person can pass with difficulty, it illuminates more than a normal window and ventilates the environment.[4] When we talk about a skylight in a Gothic nave, we can use the term cleristory.[1].
There are also other systems, such as light tubes – which allow sunlight to be brought into rooms – that are not located right under the ceiling.
An evolution of skylights or skylights are the so-called light pipes (light pipes or sun tunnels in English). The light tube is a tube-shaped natural sunlight collector that transmits it into the interior of a home through a diffuser. It is usually a metal tube, for example, aluminum, and is covered on the inside by glass that acts as a light diffusing element.
References
- [1] ↑ a b Lajo Pérez, Rosina (1990). Léxico de arte. Madrid - España: Akal. p. 48. ISBN 978-84-460-0924-5. |fechaacceso= requiere |url= (ayuda).
- [2] ↑ Real Academia Española. «Tragaluz». Diccionario de la lengua española (23.ª edición).: https://dle.rae.es/Tragaluz
- [3] ↑ «Ahorro energético con claraboyas o tragaluces.».: https://www.claraboyas.com/ahorro-energetico-con-claraboyas/
- [4] ↑ «Beneficios a la hora de instalar claraboyas en un techo».: https://indaloclaraboyas.com/claraboyas-para-techo/