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Old 07-28-2009, 01:34 AM
GpsFrontier GpsFrontier is offline
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The last post has reminded me of something similar that I have seen a few times on home improvement shows about living GREEN. Although I have no Idea the cost as compared to a fiber optic system but I understand that because it is more flexable than a regular skylight it is generaly cheaper to install than a regular skylight. This thread has given me some good Ideas.

They basically put a sun collector similar to a Skylight on the roof and use Mirrored Tubing (like your home ducting) to transfer the light to a room in the house that you want the light in but cant use a regular Skylight because it is on the ground floor of a 2 story or the attic is in the way etc.. It is not a fiber optic system but it works much the same way. For those people with large indoor gardens but don't want a large electric bill it could be something to look into because of the Free, natural, pure spectrum lighting. It also adds the light without adding heat to the room cutting cooling and ventilation costs. I did a quick search and found a few links if it is of interest to anyone.

Tubular Skylights, all of the benefits, none of the problems
Natural Sky Lighting
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