Everyone loves daylight, but have you ever asked yourself why? With the Daylight Saving Time change, it’s a great time to consider why we crave that extra hour of natural light. Solatube Daylighting Systems are the best solution for your indoor daylighting needs, bringing you the natural benefits of the sun directly into your home.
Here are 10 facts about daylighting that can help everyone appreciate an extra hour of daylight:
- Daylighting provides energy usage reduction during the most important time of day, peak hours, when energy rates are the highest and daylight availability is the greatest.
- According to the S. Department of Energy, daylighting in businesses and commercial buildings can result in substantial savings on electric bills, and not only provides a higher quality of light, but also improves productivity and health.
- Solatube Tubular Daylighting Devicescan bring daylight into dark spaces into homes and businesses, and can be easily installed in about two hours without the hassle and expense of reframing.
- A 2003 study of office worker productivity found that exposure to daylight was consistently linked with higher levels of concentration and improved short-term memory.
- The Rocky Mountain Institute lists “high levels of daylight” among the five major contributors to worker productivity.
- According to the Wisconsin-based Daylighting Collaborative, about 86 percent of electricity in traditional buildings is used for light, fans and cooling. Adding Solatube daylighting systems can cut these costs by more than 50 percent by reducing electric lighting, because daylight produces less heat per unit of illumination than most light sources (Source: Energy User News, April 2001).
- Daylight provides the truest and most vivid color rendition of all available light sources.
- Studies in Canada and Sweden noted improved student behavior and health, including fewer days of absences per year, in daylit classrooms.
- The new NAHB Green Home Buildingguidelines specifically recommend that Tubular Daylighting Devices be installed in rooms without windows.
- According to Munsell Color, quality lighting not only helps increase sales, beautifies the colors in our interiors, it improves our health. Lighting with a higher Color Rendering Index makes us feel better and look healthier.
Daylighting systems (i.e. windows, skylights, Tubular Daylight Devices, etc.) are not only eco-friendly, but they provide exceptional lighting and have even been proven to boost morale and productivity (among many other benefits). By using a renewable resource, daylighting systems are able to harness the sun’s rays and help build a sustainable future.
About Solatube International: Solatube International, Inc., widely recognized as the daylighting industry innovator, has earned worldwide acclaim for its unrivaled ability to transform interior spaces with natural light. Based in California, the company is the leading manufacturer and marketer of tubular daylighting devices (TDDs) for all types of residential and commercial applications, and it continues to innovate with groundbreaking products that increase energy efficiency and light output, such as the award-winning Smart LED System and the high output SkyVault Series. For more information about the company and its related products, visit www.solatube.com or call 888-SOLATUBE.
