What is a healthy home?

We spend 90% of our time indoors. Therefore, a good indoor climate is crucial to a healthy home. And it all starts with indoor air quality.

Creating a healthy home means lots of ventilation and humidity control. Having the right humidity level at home is essential. If your home is too dry, it can cause your skin and lips to feel uncomfortable. If it's too humid, it can cause problems for asthmatics and people with allergies. Therefore, avoiding high levels of humidity will ensure a better indoor climate.

Humidity can cause respiratory diseases due to condensation and mould. The most straightforward way to avoid these problems and promote a good indoor environment is to ventilate frequently. Adding a roof window that automatically opens and closes is an easy way to ensure proper ventilation for a healthy indoor environment.

Natural light and fresh air work as mood boosters in our homes. Natural light helps improve our mood, makes for more restful sleep, and strengthens our immunity. Incorporating plenty of daylight into your home will help you create a healthier home environment.

Another good way to create a healthy home is by adding roof windows to the spaces in your home -whether it be more natural light, a starry sky, fresh air, or birds singing, roof windows help bring you closer to nature.

 

 

Save energy with a healthy home

Energy-efficient solutions help create healthy indoor living environments with healthy air temperatures, humidity levels, noise levels, and improved air quality. Investing in proper insulation, incorporating plenty of daylight to save on electricity, installing lights with low environmental impact like LED lights, and using quality, eco-friendly materials and products are a few ways to make your home more energy efficient.

Are your windows energy-efficient?  

A typical house loses approximately 10% of its heat through the windows. By looking at the energy efficiency of your current windows, you can calculate the savings that would come from replacing them. With an investment in well-insulated windows, you can save money on your heating bill and get more daylight in your home.

New windows have better frames and better glass, thereby helping to save both money and energy. VELUX roof windows' materials are designed to reduce energy loss from your home. Technological advancements that allow for better performing glazing (lower U-Values) prevent excessive heat from escaping the building. This means that buildings rely less on energy to heat up, thereby resulting in lower energy bills.

Moreover, replacing your old windows is necessary because the window's performance decreases with time. This is primarily because the insulating gas between glazing panes leaks over the years, making your window less and less efficient. We have dedicated in-branch specialists who are available to advise you if you’re looking to replace your existing windows.

It is also important to note that by adding windows to your home, you are adding a low-energy light source, saving you money in artificial lighting. If you select enough roof windows and place them correctly throughout your space, you can easily eliminate the need for artificial lighting during the day and save substantial amounts on your energy bills for years to come.

 

 

Let’s talk glazing

If you live in a noisy area, you might want to keep your home quiet and cozy with a sound insulation glazing. If it is stormy or extremely cold outside, you can insulate with a low U-Value thermal glazing. And if the sun is shining, you will always feel comfortable beneath our heat protection glazing.

 

 

Controlling the light

Accessorising roof windows with the correct internal and external blinds and shutters can also help you keep the room temperature more stable throughout the year, meaning you rely less on expensive cooling and heating systems. In other words, windows are a far more natural (and sustainable) method of regulating your indoor climate. MKM offer a full range of VELUX interior blinds for light control and anti-heat blinds and shutters for added heat protection.

 

 

Take control of your indoor climate

Control your indoor climate at the touch of a button with the VELUX Intelligent Home Control range - combine your VELUX solar and electrical products for multiple product operation, scheduling and automation.

Choose between VELUX Touch – control at your fingertips, or get full control your VELUX products at home or on the go from your phone with VELUX App Control. To get the most out of your roof windows in terms of indoor climate, you can add VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO, which links your phone to your VELUX solar and electric roof windows. It automatically tracks air quality and temperature to keep your indoor climate fresh. It's a sensor-based ventilation system that tracks CO2 levels. VELUX solar and electric roof windows also have inbuilt rain sensors which will automatically close roof windows in the event of rain.

 

 

Do you have a home improvement project in mind, but don't know where to start? Our knowledgeable in-branch teams can help you transform your ideas into reality, from first inspiration to final installation!

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