AUTOMATED WINDOWS
SELF-BUILD CLIENT SPECIFIES KEYLITE ROOF WINDOWS TO HELP ACHIEVE A FULLY AUTOMATED, LOW-ENERGY NEW HOME…
Smart home solutions from Keylite
I n 2020, smart home advocates, Mark and Helen McCall, completed their fully automated self-build that prioritises a low energy and low running cost ethos. Working with 2020 Architects, the County Down property was designed to be south facing in order to take advantage of solar gain in the main living areas, specifying six Keylite roof windows in ‘the barn’ – an open plan living, dining and kitchen area – and one in the first- floor landing. Homeowner Mark said, “As a low-energy household, insulation and ventilation are two very important factors for us. 2020 Architects understood that we needed some high-performance roof windows that would complement the extra insulation, air tightness and other low energy features we incorporated into the property. “Being able to open up our roof windows to expel any excess heat has been fantastic, particularly during the summer.
Yet once the windows are closed, Keylite’s fully integrated expanding
Keylite’s premium electric kit helped Mark and Helen McCall achieve their fully-automated self-build dream home. “Keylite’s technical department went above andbeyond.”
thermal collar and triple glazing ensures that minimal heat can escape, which has made the windows perfectly compatible with the rest of the features in our home. “Another one of Keylite’s big selling points was its electric roof windows. These usually come with a standard remote control set up, but Keylite’s technical department went above and beyond. They spoke to our smart home suppliers, Epitome Living, and supplied additional pieces of hardware, which allowed us to integrate the windows and blinds into our own system. “We use a smart home automation system called Loxone, which controls everything – our heat pump, lighting, music, security and access, and of course our Keylite roof windows and blinds – all from our smartphones or the wall- mounted tablet in the kitchen. “We have a pole-mounted weather
space from potential solar gains due to the large gable window and two sets of sliding doors. “When it reached the technical stage, the homeowners wanted to incorporate further automation, so we agreed that Keylite roof windows were the way forward with the introduction of Keylite premium electric kit which was further linked into the automation by Epitome Living.”
station on our roof which measures the amount of light, rain and wind speed, and feeds back into our automated home system. If the house begins to overheat, the system will automatically open the windows to ventilate the room, and if the weather takes a turn, the windows will close. It’s a fantastic feature and is just one less thing we have to think about.” Gareth Crooks, Senior Architectural Technician from 2020 Architects, added, “Incorporating the Keylite roof window within the design was not only to allow for additional light to access the open plan kitchen/dining/living area, but also to help ventilate the large open plan
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