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Skylights and Solar Shading: Reducing Heat Without Losing Brightness
In industrial and commercial buildings, skylights are often present and represent a valuable resource for natural lighting. By bringing daylight into workspaces, they improve the livability of interiors and help reduce energy demand related to artificial lighting.
However, these surfaces can also become critical points in several respects, primarily due to maintenance requirements caused by weather exposure. Additionally, like roofing surfaces, they accumulate heat during the warm months and contribute to thermal dispersion during the colder ones.
Is it possible, then, to protect indoor environments from heat caused by the greenhouse effect, improve waterproofing, and shield skylights from hail damage? There’s no need to consider replacement or structural interventions: solar shading solutions for skylights are alternatives capable of achieving all of this without sacrificing natural brightness.
Shading Without Darkening: More Natural Light, Less Heat
Companies often believe that energy efficiency improvements require replacing systems or implementing invasive structural modifications to roofs and skylights. Serisolar takes a different approach, starting from the idea that even a minimal yet well-designed and technologically advanced intervention can achieve excellent results. In the case of skylights and roof coverings, the goal is not to darken, but to shade.
Just as solar control films are applied to windows and glass panels, transparent roofing surfaces like skylights can be treated with heat-reflective coatings to immediately reduce internal heat generated by solar radiation—without compromising natural light. These coatings have the added benefit of allowing light transmission while eliminating glare on screens.
Similarly, opaque roof surfaces can be treated with passive heat-reflective coatings to reduce both surface and internal temperatures, cutting down on energy consumption related to indoor climate control. Moreover, these solutions protect the roof over time, minimizing maintenance needs.
A comfortable indoor microclimate in workplaces promotes employee well-being, increases productivity, and enhances the performance of air conditioning and cooling systems—ultimately lowering energy bills.
The Alternative to Frequent Maintenance and Skylight Replacement
The deterioration of surfaces exposed to the elements is a factor that must be considered. Heavy rain, hail, thermal shock, and wear can weaken roofs and skylights, reducing performance and potentially making them dangerous. In such cases, replacement may seem like the only option.
Serisolar, however, offers a different perspective. Instead of opting for frequent maintenance or costly replacements, there are faster, more economical, sustainable, and long-lasting solutions. The application of heat-reflective and waterproof coatings protects the structure of skylights while also providing solar shielding.
For already damaged skylights, Serisolar can install specific products that combine structural reinforcement with repair capabilities for cracks or deterioration. These are reinforced coatings with high mechanical strength.
Microclimate and Comfort: Skylights and Roofs as Tools for Well-Being
Returning to the advantages of managing the internal microclimate: treating skylights and roof surfaces with passive solar shading proves to be a powerful ally in limiting thermal fluctuations and controlling heat loads.
Due to increasingly extreme weather conditions, temperature control systems are under significant strain in terms of energy use and rarely deliver fully satisfactory results. In summer months, for example, it’s often unrealistic to expect to reach acceptable indoor temperatures starting from scorching conditions. In many cases, air conditioning systems must run beyond working hours, burdening companies with rising energy costs.
Beyond the economic impact, the inability to ensure a healthy work environment compromises people’s well-being, reducing focus and productivity. Natural light and thermal comfort, on the other hand, enhance visual and psychological well-being, improving the overall work environment.
Reduced thermal fluctuations also benefit equipment and machinery, extending system lifespans and lowering maintenance needs.
Solar Shading: The Solution with Added Value
The importance of a fast installation that doesn’t interrupt business operations is often underestimated. Solar control films and heat-reflective, waterproof coatings can be applied without halting production—even on hard-to-reach roof areas.
The fact that passive refurbishment solutions have no impact on a company’s operations is a significant advantage. Even planned interruptions come with costs. These coatings are applied quickly and deliver immediate results in terms of comfort and energy efficiency.
Commitment to Sustainability Is Measurable—and Visible
Looking at the broader picture, reducing energy consumption, improving energy performance, and lowering environmental impact are all actions aligned with ESG criteria. This means they can be integrated into corporate sustainability reports and stakeholder communications.
Choosing passive solar shading solutions is therefore a strategic opportunity for companies to demonstrate genuine commitment to people and the planet. These interventions clearly show a company’s stance on key contemporary issues and express a preference for sustainable growth initiatives.
Sustainability Is Closer Than You Think—with Serisolar
Our offer is an integrated solution: a project that begins with a technical analysis and personalized consultation, followed by a tailored, certified installation that leads companies toward a long-lasting, guaranteed result.
Serisolar is a benefit corporation committed to guiding businesses through the energy refurbishment of offices, warehouses, and industrial buildings with clarity and transparency. Our commitment to trust in customer relations is clearly expressed through a double warranty—on both product and installation. Our solutions feature premium-quality materials installed by specialized technicians.
To find out how to protect skylights and roof structures while improving the well-being of your staff, contact us. Together we can make your company more energy-efficient, thermally comfortable, and attractive to employees and collaborators.
