Brighten Up Your Commercial Space with Some Skylights

Been looking for a way to freshen up and lighten up your business or office environment? Sure, you could install more artificial lighting, but will that really improve the atmosphere of your space? Or is there perhaps a more effective solution that would also prove to be more cost-efficient over time? The answer could honestly be right above your head … just put in some skylights! 

Let There Be Light … With Skylight Installation

Skylights have been a popular way to let the light shine in for years, and there are many skylight options available for your commercial building. Three popular skylight designs include tubular, ventilating, and fixed. Ventilating skylights are operable, and are also sometimes referred to as roof windows. A flared light shaft can even make a dim space brighter, thanks to its ability to spread light to more parts of the room. Straight light shafts work better in spaces with flat ceilings, or in rooms with little ceiling space. And just as is the case for regular windows, low-E glass is a great option to consider for your skylight glazing.

5 Benefits to Installing Skylights in Your Commercial Facility

Obviously, skylight roofing is a great way to boost the amount of natural light that flows into your building. Skylights can also be designed to improve ventilation, and can even function as additional emergency exits. Here are a few more benefits that come along with choosing commercial skylight installation:

1. Reduces Stress & Improves Mood

A number of scientific studies have shown that natural lighting can improve your health in multiple ways. Natural light helps to reduce anxiety, diminish stress levels, benefit eyesight, and also helps to counter seasonal affective disorder (also called “the winter blues”).Exposure to natural light has also been demonstrated to generally improve people’s mood and overall sense of well being.

2. Fewer Sick Days & Increased Productivity

Skylights also help to produce other desired business outcomes, too. Since natural lighting helps make people feel better and more positive, it also helps to create more productive employees.New ideas spring up easier and deadlines are more quickly met in a naturally-lit environment! Beyond this, sick days are a human capital expense that every business would love to reduce as much as possible. Since skylights serve to help keep your folks healthier, they also help to lower your average count of sick days, too!

3. Saves Money on Energy Costs

Skylights help cut other business costs as well. With skylight windows installed, you’ll have much less need for artificial lighting during the daytime hours. The energy required to keep the light son typically represents a significant percentage of most organization’s power bills. You’ll save by not having to turn on those lights, and you’ll also extend the life of all your light bulbs in the process.In a very real sense, having skylights installed is an investment that literally pays for itself over time!

4. Helps Maintain Privacy

Perhaps privacy wasn’t one of your first thoughts in considering a commercial skylight. But consider how close in proximity many modern businesses are, especially in more urban areas.Placing a large window in your conference room or other office space can sometimes offer your neighbors an unintended clear view of things you might prefer to keep closer to the vest. Installing a skylight is a great alternative which offers plenty of sunshine and natural light, while also serving to maintain the privacy of your business meetings and affairs.

5. Good for the Environment, Too

Skylight windows don’t just make people feel better, boost productivity, cut business costs, and maintain privacy.They also help to conserve Earth’s natural resources. Since you’ll be using fewer CO₂-producing sources of energy, you’ll actually be helping to reduce the carbon footprint of your business or organization.And on colder days, the radiant sunlight introduced by skylights can also help reduce the energy required for heating your commercial space.

Ready to Let the Light Shine on Your Business? Contact Skywalker Roofing!

Skywalker Roofing has been a leader in both residential and commercial skylight installation in our area for years! We’ve installed a range of beautiful and functional skylight window products for clients all over, and we’d be happy to serve your needs in the NC Piedmont Triad, Piedmont Triangle, Charlotte Metro, and Roanoke, VA areas. Ready to start letting the light shine on your business? Give us a call +1 (336) 627-5596 today, and let us show you the Skywalker Roofing difference!