Kingspan Light + Air

Kingspan Light + Air has recently designed and installed a bespoke solution to satisfy the unique and technical requirements of global pharmaceutical company, Astellas Pharma Inc. Working from the design stage, Kingspan Light + Air provided detailed technical support using building information modelling to showcase the potential and effectiveness of rooflights in regard to energy efficiency. Following an in-depth review of the initial proposal, Kingspan Day-Lite Kapture rooflights were installed to maximise the amount of useful daylight in the warehouse, whilst minimising demand for artificial lighting.

Kingspan Light + Air worked on project jewel at Changi International Airport in Singapore. One of the most innovative project features is the distinctive dome-shaped facade, made entirely of glass and steel. Our team worked with the architects and project team to specify and install over 100 Lumera ventilation windows. The Lumera ventilation windows also operate as an integral element of a wider Smoke and Heat Exhaust Vent (SHEV) system.

When proposing the architectural design, one challenge for Nickel 28 was how best to implement effective lighting into the large warehouse facility. Aiming to limit reliance on electric and artificial lighting in an effort to reduce energy consumption, daylighting solutions became a key consideration. Kingspan Light + Air, understanding the needs of the client, delivered a bespoke solution that satisfied the specific needs of the warehouse facility by helping to maximise on natural lighting. Implementing the Kingspan Day-Lite Kick wall light system horizontally across the loading bays in the warehouse enabled the facility to maximise on natural light without glare.

Within an educational environment, natural light creates a comfortable space which can have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of students and staff. When the existing bitumen roof at East Preston Infant School came to the end of its service life, naturally the decision was made to replace the existing roof and upgrade the rooflights. Kingspan Light + Air introduced 23 Kingspan Classic Skylight Domes into the building enabling the school to embrace natural light, ventilation and smoke management performance benefits.

When planning the refurbishment of Hull College, the 1970s building needed to embrace a modern architectural trend with updated energy efficiency solutions and added health and safety benefit. With an ambition to embrace as much natural light as possible and to create a well ventilated environment for study, the architect specified Kingspan Light + Air due to its ability to offer a full range of daylighting and ventilation solutions that would adhere to the requirements of the college whilst integrating smoke management.

The new Lycee Lucie Aubrac high school in Paris is an environmental friendly building with a Net ZeroEnergy objective, to reach a neutral balance between energy consumption and production. The premises are organized around a long inner street, covered by a monumental glass rooflight. The smoke ventilation and natural ventilation system provided and serviced by Kingspan Light + Air, is designed with 26 units of Kingspan Optima louvred windows integrated into photovoltaic glass rooflight, as well as façade air inlets. The opening smoke vents were connected to STG control panels - MZ2 and Compact.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire is recognised across the globe for its innovative research across a number of scientific fields. The lab employs over 1600 scientists and, as its work has developed, it became clear there was a need for a new, flexible space for testing the latest equipment. Oxford Architects created an iconic, curved design for the R105 Facilities Support Building and, in a break from the standard metal-clad facades of the surrounding buildings, specified a colourful façade using Kingspan Day-Lite Klick wall lights.