Kingspan Light + Air North America and Solatube International have launched a new digital design guide, “The Benefits of Daylighting in Architectural Design,” alongside a dedicated Daylighting Hub. Together, these resources aim to provide architects and specifiers with a comprehensive, evidence-based toolkit for integrating natural light into both modern buildings and retrofit applications.
The guide explores how daylighting can help achieve reduced carbon emissions and enhance occupant well-being. The guide presents a range of daylighting solutions and materials, including polycarbonate, glass and fiberglass-reinforced polymer (FRP), across applications such as translucent facade systems, skylights and tubular daylighting systems.
Developed and reviewed in collaboration with daylighting and building specialists, the Design Guide draws on the latest research, industry standards and case studies to demonstrate how integrated daylighting strategies can reduce lighting energy demand by up to 40% to 80% while improving occupant health, productivity and spatial quality.
