Lighting Buildings Naturally
Posted on Jun 2, 08 06:44 PM PDT
With energy costs spiralling upwards no matter which country we're in, it makes perfect sense to find out how one can reduce the cost of energy consumption. Some Japanese high-tech companies have decided to learn from the past, where 19th-century lighting techniques are used to illuminate the interior of buildings so that they no longer need to rely so much on internal electric lighting. Both Ishikawa Optics & Arts and Inosyo have come up with a new skylight system that funnels natural light from a glass dome on the roof through mirrored tubes and into any room, making its ceiling fittings as effective as fluorescent lights. Installing such a system won't be cheap though, as a 10 square meter room will set you back by $4,800.
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