Air conditioned office, fast food joints and the maddening rush of life has played a major role in keeping us away from nature. We have become so much use to the artificial environment that are first reaction to rain is that we should run and cover ourselves.
Scarce spaces with faulty architectural designs have further alienated man from nature. We prefer to settle for the cosy comfort of room heater rather than enjoying the warmth of sunlight.
The use of glass these days to allow sunlight inside the room has
been rather an old concept but the desire for comfort coupled with the leap of technology gave birth to the use of skylights.
A skylight is a glass window in the ceiling which facilitates the entry of sunlight inside the room. With the help of this technique one can control the amount of sunlight and heat to ensure the aesthetics of a building are not compromised in catering to the comfort.