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2. Skylight - Wikipedia

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   A fixed skylight consists of a structural perimeter frame supporting glazing infill (the light-transmitting portion, which is made primarily of glass or plastic). A fixed skylight is non-operable, meaning there is no ventilation. Operable skylight. An operable (venting) unit skylight uses a hinged sash attached to and supported by the frame.

3. Roof lantern - Wikipedia

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   The lantern over the dome of the Florence Baptistery, dated to 1150 [1] A cupola-shaped lantern on 16th-century Seville Cathedral, Andalusia, Spain. A roof lantern is a daylighting architectural element. Architectural lanterns are part of a larger roof and provide natural light into the space or room below.

4. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Skylights are widely used in daylighting design in residential and commercial buildings, mainly because they are the most effective source of daylight on a unit area basis. An alternative to a skylight is a roof lantern. A roof lantern is a daylighting cupola that sits above a roof, as opposed to a skylight which is fitted into a roof's ...

5. These ‘dome homes’ made from soil mix tradition and innovation

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   He adds that the eco-domes are much faster to build than a standard home. Prices range from around 2,500 Moroccan dirhams ($247) per square meter to 4,500 dirhams ($445), and can vary according to ...

6. This company is using 'Aircrete' to create remarkable, low ...

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   Thanks to a lightweight, non-toxic substance called AirCrete, Domegaia is able to build remarkable, fully livable homes for a fraction of what they’d normally cost.

7. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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   Laser cut acrylic panels have been used to redirect sunlight into a light pipe or tubular skylight and, from there, to spread it into a room. [33] Their developers Veronica Garcia Hansen, Ken Yeang , and Ian Edmonds were awarded the Far East Economic Review Innovation Award in bronze for this technology in 2003.