Fiore Skylights

Aluminum Finishes

Most FIORE SKYLIGHTS units are available in an assortment of architectural finishes. This basic unit comes with a "mill finish" or untreated aluminum. Other frequently specified finishes include clear anodized, bronze or black anodized. Other special finishes such as kynar (fluoropolymer coating) and powder coating are available upon request. Choosing a finish is dependent on design factors, climate, durability factors and personal taste.

Glazing

FIORE SKYLIGHTS are available in a variety of glazing types and colors with various thermal qualities. Your choice can effectively reduce your heating and cooling energy consumption. Thermal conductance is defined in terms of "U" or "R-Values" which have been used traditionally to figure heat loss and gain of a building to aid in the design of heating and cooling systems. Insulated glazing will greatly improve a skylights thermal performance.

U-Values/ R-Values

Glazing	Thickness	Summer	Winter
Acrylic / Polycarbonate	1/8"	1.32/.76	1.40/.71
	3/16"	1.08/.93	1.27/.79
	1/4"	.80/1.25	1.20/83
Acrylic / Polycarbonate	1/8" over 1/8"	.77/1.30	.80/1.25
	1/4" over 1/8"	.65/1.54	.76/1.32
	1/4" over 1/4"	.63/1.59	.69/1.45
Glass	1/4"	1.04/.96	1.13/.88
Insulated Glass	1"	.55/1.82	.49/2.04

(U-Values=btu/hr./sq. ft./F R-Values=1/U)

Other factors in your glazing choice are light transmission, solar energy transmission and the shading coefficient. The range of values lets the glazing specifier select the density that most effectively satisfies the interrelated requirements for adequate daylights illumination and control of solar heat gain. As the color saturation, or tint, of each transparent acrylic sheet increases, the control of the solar heat and glare becomes more effective.

Acrylic .125 Thick	Light Transmission	Solar Energy Transmission	Shading Coefficients
Clear	92%	90%	.98
White 7328	32	39	.39
Bronze 2412	27	35	.53
Grey 2064	27	44	.55
Insulating Glass	Light Transmission	Solar Energy Transmission	Shading Coefficients
Clear	81%	73%	.92
Bronze	62	56	.70

Use these tables to assist you in your glazing selection. Many other glazing materials are available other than those shown on the tables below. Contact the factory for more information.