Comments on: Tech Note: Light Shelves http://www.actual-size.com/blog/2009/12/tech-note-light-shelves/ architecture annotated Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeffrey http://www.actual-size.com/blog/2009/12/tech-note-light-shelves/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Jeffrey Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:26:40 +0000 http://www.actual-size.com/blog/?p=193#comment-388 Nice. It's amazing how light can transform a room - connect it to the outside world, and let the changes in the sky vary the mood in the room. There's nothing like sunlight. Cool photos. -j Nice. It’s amazing how light can transform a room – connect it to the outside world, and let the changes in the sky vary the mood in the room. There’s nothing like sunlight.

Cool photos.
-j

]]> By: Geof http://www.actual-size.com/blog/2009/12/tech-note-light-shelves/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Geof Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:03:10 +0000 http://www.actual-size.com/blog/?p=193#comment-245 Allow me, Bruce: He's at www.archday.com Good luck, Geof Allow me, Bruce: He’s at http://www.archday.com Good luck,
Geof

]]> By: Daphne Sidaway-Wolf http://www.actual-size.com/blog/2009/12/tech-note-light-shelves/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Daphne Sidaway-Wolf Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:22:25 +0000 http://www.actual-size.com/blog/?p=193#comment-225 Hi Bruce, Our Innovation and Climate Action Branch in the British Columbia Minsitry of Agriculture and Lands is moving into a large area, with one wall on which there are windows. I am looking at the light shelf concept and am intrigued by your comment about higher performance of the radius design. Since our building is rented, an interior light shelf woudl be the only one we could install. What is your company's name and where are you located? Thanks very much, Daphne Sidaway-Wolf 250 356-2945 Hi Bruce,
Our Innovation and Climate Action Branch in the British Columbia Minsitry of Agriculture and Lands is moving into a large area, with one wall on which there are windows. I am looking at the light shelf concept and am intrigued by your comment about higher performance of the radius design. Since our building is rented, an interior light shelf woudl be the only one we could install. What is your company’s name and where are you located?
Thanks very much,
Daphne Sidaway-Wolf
250 356-2945

]]> By: Bruce Gold http://www.actual-size.com/blog/2009/12/tech-note-light-shelves/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Bruce Gold Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:53:15 +0000 http://www.actual-size.com/blog/?p=193#comment-133 Geoffrey, My company manufacturers Interior and Exterior Light Shelves. We have found that a radius design far surpasses the performance of a flat shelf. In an interior flat shelf application, the light(as your application also demonstrates) reflects at an inverse angle from the way it enters the space. With a radius design, you get the light refracting at multiple angles and with deeper penetration into the interior of the room. The cost of the much larger (48" to 72") projection of the radius design over the flat shelf (18" to 24") is slightly higher (about 10 - 20%)but the performance is better allowing for less artificial lighting offsetting the cost. On the exterior, the same holds true for the radius as it reflects more light into the space, drains water better, and helps minimize drift loading. I applaud your research and would like to discuss your findings. Geoffrey,
My company manufacturers Interior and Exterior Light Shelves. We have found that a radius design far surpasses the performance of a flat shelf. In an interior flat shelf application, the light(as your application also demonstrates) reflects at an inverse angle from the way it enters the space. With a radius design, you get the light refracting at multiple angles and with deeper penetration into the interior of the room. The cost of the much larger (48″ to 72″) projection of the radius design over the flat shelf (18″ to 24″) is slightly higher (about 10 – 20%)but the performance is better allowing for less artificial lighting offsetting the cost. On the exterior, the same holds true for the radius as it reflects more light into the space, drains water better, and helps minimize drift loading. I applaud your research and would like to discuss your findings.

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