Light Shelves For Windows and Glass Facades
(Sunlight Redirecting System)

Light Shelves are daylight redirecting films/panels for windows and glass facades, providing optimum daylighting performance & redirecting the sunlight to optimize the amount of sunlight bringing in.

Today’s modern architecture for building façades is taking on a new dimension with all glass architectural design with an objective to have better views, for more efficient natural light & sense of openness in the built environment. The reality of this architectural approach is that the glass on the building transmits more heat and glare rather the useful sunlight. To add to the problem, the penetration of Heat + Glare increases air conditioning load & discomfort. To overcome the above problems, building users might install different sizes of sunlight blocking blinds thereby blocking the natural light and increasing the electrical energy consumption.

Light Shelves (or Skyshelves®)

To address the aforementioned problem, Skyshade has developed and patented Light Shelves daylight redirecting films/panels by names as of Skyshelves-D and Skyshelves -R which help in daylight glare control in the interior spaces of the building or industrial structures along with reducing the additional heat and glare thereby helping the users to use the space with natural daylight.

Skyshelves – D

Skyshelves D (light shelves), is one of the daylight glare control window films/panels from Skyshade, an answer to larger façade buildings with its daylight redirecting panels, increasing the daylight penetration up to 30 to 40 feet from window. Skyshade utilizes natural light and redirects controlled daylight (sunlight) from windows to the ceiling or roof, thus making the interiors brighter and serves the purpose of having an efficient glass facade to the building.

Without Skyshelves D

With Skyshelves D

Skyshelves-D (Light shelves) make the windows perform better with their superior optics, long lasting materials and architectural analysis. One can experience the natural light with the required level of daylighting which is based on the project site and size of the window. Skyshelves-D can be fixed from the inner and outer frame of the existing window frame which requires no extra hardware or infrastructure.

Advantages of Skyshelves-D Installation

Experience the Natural Light for 9-10hours a day
Reduces the electrical energy consumption up to 80%
Automation with Electrical Lighting and Daylighting (Natural Light)
Increases the productivity of employees/occupants/users
Maintenance Free

Skyshelves – R

Skyshelves-R (Light Shelves) is a daylight glare control films/panels for homes, commercial and industrial buildings’ window and glass facades, giving diffused light with 90% vision thereby providing daylight penetration up to 90% with controlled heat and glare illumination. Skyshelves-R films are fixed over the vision part of the large windows and glass facades. The angular daylight is rejected during most of the day with optimum illumination efficiency.

Low Angle Sunlight

Skyshelves R, a daylight redirecting film/panels — Low angle sunlight into the building is observed in the early morning and late evenings. The daylight penetration is observed as shown in the image.

High Angle Sunlight

Advantages of Skyshelves–R

Improves Daylighting
Rejects heat & controls glare
Visibility(up to 90%)
Simple and passive system
Easy to fix light weight panels for existing & new windows or glass facades

Lighting Automation with Electrical/LED Lighting and Light Shelves

Skyshade has developed daylighting sensors and smart lighting controls which help integrate with Electrical/LED lighting with light shelves or Skyshelves. This advanced technology help switch to electric lighting to compensate when there are low daylighting levels outside. Skyshade develops and installs the sensors that monitor the areas which have low level of lighting. The sensors don’t acquire much space to install but, necessary to install in the major area/zone of the building.