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News Release from: Kingspan Insulated Panels | Subject: KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2006
Kingspan sheds light on profiled roof
systems
Kingspan Insulated Panels has developed the KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight designed to get daylight into a building without compromising the strength or thermal performance of the roof.
Natural daylight is a basic necessity to good health, and research has shown that people working in natural light perform better than in artificial light Not surprisingly, today's architects seek to maximise the amount of natural light entering buildings, but the big challenge for them is to find a way of doing this without compromising the building's thermal efficiency
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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To satisfy this requirement, Kingspan Insulated Panels has developed the KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight.
Designed specifically to complement the KS1000 RW and KS1000 SF roofing systems, the Polycarb Rooflight offers an efficient way of getting daylight into a building without compromising the strength or thermal performance of the roof.
Lightweight and UV-resistant, the KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight has excellent light transmission (up to 63% to EN410 standard) but a low U-value of 2.0 W/m2.K.
Factory manufactured to ensure an excellent fit with all of Kingspan's trapezoidal profiled roofing systems, the Rooflight is classified as non-fragile and is capable of spanning up to 1.8m.
The new Rooflight is manufactured from 3.3 kg/m2 Class 1Y multi-wall polycarbonate sheet with a 20 mm wall structure, a strong clear plastic that will not discolour over time.
The sheets are 1000 mm wide and are made with a KS1000 RW trapezoidal profile.
The external face has a co-extruded layer that protects the sheet against the effects of UV radiation.
Polycarbonate has a high coefficient of thermal expansion which, with traditional 'single-skin' rooflights can lead to problems of deflection.
This deflection can result in stresses in the rooflight, its fixings and the surrounding roof area, leading to damage and leakage.
But the factory assembled multi-wall extruded profile of the KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight is designed and tested to react to heat differently, enabling it to overcome this problem.
The KS1000 Polycarb Rooflight is quick and easy to fix, with the single component composition enabling fast track installation.
Manufactured from the highest quality materials using state-of-the-art production equipment, it is lightweight and durable, with a life expectancy of 25 years.
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