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42: 25: 119:: halving the light level does not halve the perceived brightness of a space, it makes it look only slightly dimmer. If light is redistributed from the brightest parts of a room to the dimmest, the room therefore appears brighter overall, and more space can be given a useful and comfortable level of illumination (see before and after images from an 1899 article, left). This can reduce the need for artificial lighting. 103: 91: 189:, but when the sun is high, they tend to send the light up at the ceiling, not deeper into the room. Prism-based films are translucent rather than transparent, but offer finer control over the direction of the outgoing light beam; the film can be made in a variety of prism shapes to refract light by a variety of angles. Prism-based films are a lighter modern version of glass 58: 34:
canopies mounted outside over the windows send light skimming across the ceiling, so that workers deeper in the room also have natural light coming over their left shoulders. Multiple prescriptions of prism tiles are used, so some light is also sent horizontally and slightly
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can bend beams of light. This bending of the light allows it to be redistributed. The prism structure only bends light appropriately at certain angles; if the angle of incoming light changes, a variety of prisms or a movable prism awning may be needed.
73:(DRF) is a thin, flexible plastic film which can be applied to a window to refract or reflect incoming light upwards so that the deeper parts of the room are lit more evenly. It can be used as a substitute for opaque blinds. It is a form of 196:
Daylight redirecting window film was initially made of one redirecting film and one glare-reducing diffusing film, often located on different interior surfaces of a double-glazed window, but integrated single films are now available.
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There are two types of film. Some film is moulded with tiny triangular prisms, making a flexible peel-and-stick miniature prismatic panel. The prisms are joined at the edges into a sheet. A prism sheet is somewhat like a linear
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The reflection-based daylight redirecting film, stuck to the inside of top part of the windows, is reflecting light sharply up onto the ceiling. This is a suboptimal use of
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The same film in a similar room, but at another sun angle. The light is reflected at a shallower angle, lighting the room more evenly.
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Another film is moulded with thin near-horizontal voids protruding into or through the acrylic; the slits
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light hitting their top surfaces upwards. Refraction is minimized, to avoid colouring the light.
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While the films do save energy from lighting, the savings vary substantially by climate,
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are also used for cooling and heating energy saving, and to block UV.
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The same light, redistributed by prism tiles in the window.
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Object of the Moment: 3M Daylight Redirecting Film by 3M
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on a flexible polyester backing, one side coated with a
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Optimal daylighting of a room using prism lighting. The
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prism lighting

prism lighting
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Woodcut? of the same room, but much more evenly lit, with diffuse light in the former shadows
is non-linear
Refraction
total internal reflection
optical prisms
aspect
Window films
acrylic
pressure-sensitive adhesive
Fresnel lens
anidolic lighting
reflect
transparent (both are translucent)
prism tiles
Prism lighting
Window film
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Daylight Redirecting Window Films

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