reducing classroom temperatures and improving the teaching environment

Lustalux Ltd has been helping schools throughout the UK since 1991 in dealing with heat gain and glare issues in classrooms with solar control window film. Even in the traditionally cooler months we receive regular calls from school site managers and administrators requesting solutions to the effects of sunlight in classrooms, gymnasiums and sports facilities. With the most extensive range available in the UK of both internally and externally applied window films Lustalux has a solution for your school, college or university.

• External Weatherable Films Offering Superior Heat Reflection
• Up to 80% Heat Gain Reduction
• Up to 90% Glare Reduction
• Improved Whiteboard Visibility
• Increased Visual Security
• Tamper Proof Installations With Sealed Edges

Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) say the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 24 degrees as a maximum for comfortable working and regards anything above 26 degrees as “definitely unacceptable.” Safety law does not set a legal limit for workplace temperatures.

Classroom temperature levels have been regularly discussed at the NUT annual conference. Tim Lucas, a chemistry teacher and NUT branch secretary in East Sussex says; “Schools can get so hot there is a 'deleterious effect on the ability of teachers and pupils to concentrate."

"Excessive heat leads to a loss of concentration and increased tiredness, which means that teachers are more likely to put themselves or others at risk. Children, particularly very young ones, are likely to suffer most in extreme heat and may not know how to protect themselves."