No matter where you live, medical experts tell us that human beings need a regular amount of sunshine consistently for optimal mental health. Not everyone lives in Arizona, California, or Florida where residents can benefit from almost year around sunshine. These medical experts also tell us the best way for us to obtain the vitamin D we need to build and maintain strong bones is to get a constant healthy dose of sunshine regularly.
This isn’t always an easy task in locations that does not get an abundant amount of sunlight. Yet we can learn a lot from individuals who live in northern climates where the sun hardly slips above the horizon. In Europe, you commonly find people living in buildings that were constructed in the medieval times or built at some point during the Renaissance period. In these buildings, individuals are using any means necessary to bring in daylight and fresh air. Roof windows or skylights worked well in these areas and they generally work well in many other older buildings or structures.
Buildings in the United States do not date back as far as they do in Europe, but skylights can still be the perfect answer for any attic room. Converted barns, silo and other buildings on farms and ranches can benefit greatly by adding inexpensive roof windows or skylights. In the city, urban lofts are places that could likely benefit from these types of windows. Many new homes offer skylights in the kitchen and bathrooms. Natural light is probably the most effective way to transform an awkward space into an inviting room. Adding a skylight into an attic or upstairs space is an inexpensive way to transforming a dark room into an inviting livable space.
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