Russell Ibbotson says the new solar-powered skylight in his Hamilton home floods his kitchen with at least twice as much light as before it was installed three months ago. "My wife and I decided to ...

Skylights are a nice way of letting daylight into your house, and if they can be opened, they’re also effective at letting out the hot, stuffy air that rises to the ceiling. Depending on their ...

Israel-based start-up designs glass facades and skylights that act as insulators and generate electricity with integrated solar cells. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

FORT MILL, S.C., April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VELUX, the global leader in skylights and daylight solutions, is introducing the all-new VELUX Skylight System, a first-of-its-kind product designed for ...

The installation has begun construction at the Bell Works complex, former Bell Labs research facility located in New Jersey. Incidentally, Bell Labs developed the first ever photovoltaic cell in the ...

The high inflation of the past few years, including significant increases in power bills, means it costs more and more to turn on the lights. Solar panels are one way to take a bite out of those power ...

Brett Batten and his fiancee Ying faced a problem in their Wortley Village duplex that’s common to many older homes: a lack of daylight, and concurrently a lack of fresh air in their loft. Two older ...

Henry Glogau always wanted to use his design skills to address real world problems. So after graduating in Architecture in 2018, instead of looking for his first job in his native New Zealand he ...

Even in an air-conditioned office, sitting near a window with direct sunlight can get pretty toasty. Now a skylight that captures the boiling rays to make electricity could keep the heat out.

Heating houses is a major energy suck. Behind passenger cars and trucking, it’s the largest energy draw in the United States. But it turns out homeowners looking to stay warm don’t need to rely just ...