Why Winter Light Behaves So Differently in the UK Winter does not simply give a UK home fewer hours of summer-style light. The angle, duration and availability of sunlight all change. During winter, the sun remains much lower in the sky and the days become considerably shorter. That changes both which elevations receive direct sunlight […]
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North, South, East and West: What Actually Changes? The direction a window faces changes when sunlight reaches it, the angle at which that sunlight arrives and how solar exposure varies throughout the day. That means two identical panes of glass on different elevations can create very different conditions inside the same home. South-facing glazing can […]