Natural light is a core principle behind our designs, along with efficient use of space, reducing running costs and improving the look and feel of your new home. Large contemporary windows and external doors at the rear feature in the planning and designs of our new build energy efficient homes to easily connect you to the outside; bringing the inside out and the outside in.

Benefits for you and your family

It’s important to allow lots of natural light into your home for your own physical and mental health. Studies show getting enough natural light throughout the day improves your health, helps to naturally calm the body and boost productivity. The right amount of natural light also increases the levels of vitamin D in the body and has been proven to improve our sleep pattern.

Benefits for your home

Large windows improve climate control by well ventilating the home and keeping it at a comfortable temperature throughout each season. Natural light can help to keep your home warmer and energy bills lower. In addition, the more light you get into your home, the less chance there will be of any mold.

Small changes you can make

Encourage light into your home by making use of mirrors. Not only do they give the illusion our spacious homes are even more spacious, it allows light to reach further. (Be careful with placing mirrors as too much light directed to one area could lead to a fire). Replace thick, dark curtains for white blinds for a quick win in brightening up your living spaces, alongside light or white walls which come as standard on all Scotia homes.

Our Work with VELUX

For more than 80 years, the VELUX Group has created better indoor environments by bringing daylight and fresh air into buildings all over the world. Their products help create bright, healthy and energy-efficient places to live, work, learn and play in.

The VELUX Group's purpose description clarifies their intent and ambition to transform indoor spaces in a way which has a positive impact for the people who live, work and play in those spaces as well as their external environment. Creating well-being, in the broadest sense, is why VELUX exist. That means health to people, but it also means creating compelling and desirable indoor spaces where people can feel content to live and work.

For more information on any of our developments, email info@scotia-homes.co.uk and a member of our expert Sales Team will be on hand to answer your questions.

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