The Ultimate Green Living Solution: VELUX Skylights

Green living means maximising the use of natural resources to create energy-efficient homes, which makes VELUX skylights the perfect solution. VELUX brings the best of energy-efficient glazing to life with their new smart home automation system called VELUX ACTIVE.

As architect Paul Graham was designing his family home, “the main drive with renovating was to make the home healthy. Apart from insulation, that meant opening the place up with skylights for solar warmth, sunlight and ventilation,” he said as he expressed his praise towards the 21 skylights that were a fundamental element in creating his sustainable healthy home.

VELUX ACTIVE is a sensor-based indoor climate control system that opens and closes skylights automatically to maintain indoor comfort levels. For example, when it gets cold outside, VELUX ACTIVE will close the skylights automatically to insulate the home or when it’s too hot, it will open to vent the hot and stuffy air; reducing reliance on artificial heating and cooling.

Sustainable homes are becoming increasingly popular. Using VELUX Skylights and VELUX ACTIVE for natural lighting and ventilation is an ideal green living solution.

Electric Skylight - Pitched Roofs

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Velux VSE Integra electric skylight is the smart choice for visually expanding interiors with daylight, fresh air and sky views on remote control.

VSE Integra Electric Skylight can be installed on roof pitches 15° to 90°.

BRANZ appraised (Appraisal No.968)

Meets the New Zealand Building Code requirements for:

B2 - Durability (15 years)
C3 - Protection from Fire (classified as non-combustible)
E3 - External Moisture (tested to AS4285)
F2 - Hazardous Building Materials
G4 - Natural Ventilation (can be used to meet the G4 requirements)
G7 - Natural Light (can be used to meet the G7 requirements)
H1 - Energy Efficiency (exceeds the minimum R-value requirements for skylights in all climate zones)

Manual Skylight - Low Pitch

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Velux VCM low-pitch opening skylight is the healthy choice for visually expanding interiors with daylight, fresh air and sky views.

VCM Opening Skylight is suitable for installation on low roof pitches between 0° to 60°

BRANZ Appraised (Appraisal No.968)

Meets the New Zealand Building Code requirements for:

B2 - Durability (15 years)
E3 - External Moisture (tested to AS4285)
F2 - Hazardous Building Materials
G4 - Natural Ventilation (can be used to meet the G4 requirements)
G7 - Natural Light (can be used to meet the G7 requirements)
H1 - Energy Efficiency (exceeds the minimum R-value requirements for skylights in all climate zones)

Sun Tunnel - Low Pitch Rigid

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Velux sun tunnels are designed to provide daylight in any room where you need light without a sky view.

The Velux low-pitch rigid sun tunnel can be installed in roofs with 0° to 60° pitches.
Wind zones up to and including Extra High

BRANZ Appraised (Appraisal No.970)

Meets the New Zealand Building Code requirements for:

B2 - Durability (15 years)
E3 - External Moisture (tested to AS4285)
F2 - Hazardous Building Materials
G4 - Natural Ventilation (can be used to meet the G4 requirements)
G7 - Natural Light (can be used to meet the G7 requirements)
H1 - Energy Efficiency (exceeds the minimum R-value requirements for skylights in all climate zones)

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