Solatube International Inc., the worldwide leading manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs), announced its new Solatube Design Calculator 2.0, the commercial industry’s first cloud-based daylighting design analysis tool for advanced daylighting systems. It gives Solatube Certified Commercial Distributors the ability to create in-depth specifications and plans for any commercial daylighting project using Solatube products.
The Solatube Design Calculator 2.0, goes well beyond what other calculation and evaluation tools can do. It instantly handles complex calculations that would normally take hours to do manually. It also delivers the most comprehensive results of any tool, provides multiple ways to view the data and is the first to support LEED Version 4.0. The Design Calculator 2.0 creates the most accurate and detailed daylighting plans, making daylighting design even easier for architects to specify into their projects.
Solatube Distributors certified to use the new Design Calculator 2.0 will be able to:

• Create and store designs in the cloud 24/7 for anytime, anywhere access
• Tap into actual hour-by-hour data for designs based on real weather at the project site
• Customize occupancy schedules to reflect actual building use by hour, day and month
• Run simultaneous design comparisons to save time and get faster results
• Simulate the real-life lighting environment using Point by Point analysis
• Use typical meteorological year (TMY) data so Solatube data files import with ease into third-party energy modeling software tools
• Select and share a variety of detailed reports with others quickly and easily

The following Solatube Certified Commercial Distributors are now certified users of the Solatube Design Calculator:
Amanda Gonzales                  Daylighting Solutions
Amy Underwood                     Thermal Systems
Angela Hudson                       Specified Building Products
Bob Gigar                                Nevada Sales Agency
Charlie Kennedy                     Collier Building Specialties
Cory Alder                               Alder Sales Corporation
Courtnie Hartwigsen               Norcon Industries
Craig Peterson                        Collier Building Specialties
Dan Quatier                            Interior Technology, Inc.
Debbie Leslie                          Dupree Building Specialties
Eric Holtmeyer                        SGH, Inc.
Hugo Ramirez                          Specified Building Products
Ian Gruber                               Thermal Systems
Jason Clarkson                       Shaffner Heaney Association, Inc.
Julie Heil                                 Specialties Plus, Inc.
Katheryn Ghandi                     Bravura Daylighting
Keith Johnson                         Brighter Concepts
Ken Shaw                               Wilson-Shaw
Linda Spector                          Solatube Global Marketing
Matthew Nordloh                    Integrating Products LLC
Mike Leslie                              Dupree Building Specialties
Mike Vetzal                             Bravura Daylighting
Nathan Clark                           Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc.
Pat O’Neall                              Designer Specialty Products
Paul Murray                            CBG South
Randy Seymour                     Tri-Jack Design Products Co.
Reece Ham                            Dupree Building Specialties
Scott Lervold                           SGH, Inc.
Scott Rowe                             Architectural Building Products
Steve Olstad                           Collier Building Specialties
Terry Davis                             Specialties Plus, Inc.
Terry Fountaine                      DEA Specialties
Tom Gilbertson                       Designer Specialty Products, LLC
Trevor Jessick                                    SGH, Inc.  
For more information visit www.solatube.com/commercial/professional-services. 
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.