 Simply natural daylight and ventillati
February 1st 2009
Monodraught Suncatchers and
SunPipes have been installed at the
Marks & Spencer's first 'green'
Simply Food store at Galashiels in
Scotland.
The 9000 sq ft store features a
total of twelve SunPipes and three
800mm square Suncatchers among
a whole host of 'eco' features in line
with M&S'Plan A initiative, its
business-wide 'eco-plan'. Roof
mounted SunPipes and
Windcatchers provide natural
daylight and natural ventilation to
staff areas.As the SunPipes provide
natural daylight from dawn to dusk,
daylight sensors are also installed
to ensure that electric lights only
come on when needed.
The store uses up to 25% less
energy than an average Simply
Food store and has been a test bed
for developing new initiatives that
have since been rolled out in other
stores across the UK.
In line with the M&S eco
approach, the design, specification
and installation of Suncatchers and
SunPipes was also sourced locally
through JRF Services of Glenrothes,
Monodraught's agent in Scotland
for the last 15 years. Over that
time, JRF has installed more than
900 Windcatcher and Suncatcher
natural ventilation systems and
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