Vertical Markets & Case Studies

Discover how companies around the world have used Solatube Daylighting Systems to meet their lighting goals, improve energy efficiency, and achieve success with their building designs. From spaces where occupants’ health and wellness are a priority (e.g. healthcare, education, and hospitality) to spaces where worker productivity and task lighting are important (e.g. retail, manufacturing, warehousing, and municipal facilities), Solatube can provide the optimal daylighting solution. Select a market below to explore the Solatube daylighting difference.

Education – Improving Student Achievements

The delivery of quality daylight to the school environment has been shown to improve concentration, reduce behavioral issues and foster greater student achievement. It also promotes lower absenteeism and higher employee retention.

Case Studies:

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One of the project’s most critical design concerns included illuminating the facility’s four corner pavilions without damaging the delicate, high-value…

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Princeton University Art Museum

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Traditional windows and skylights were not feasible due to the need to comply with strict ICC 500 and FEMA P-361…

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New London Educational Learning Center (ELC)

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The challenge was to incorporate a carbon-neutral lighting source to help reach its net-zero energy goal.

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MUSE School, Calabasas, California

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Find a cost-effective way to capture as much daylight as possible to create an inspiring, adaptable learning space

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Saint Xavier High School, Louisville, Kentucky

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Using top-down daylighting, the district was able to make this big box facility highly functional and full of daylight.

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Lincoln Independent School

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Legacy Magnet Academy used a striking and high-performing daylighting solution to meet design goals.

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Tustin Legacy Magnet Academy

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Learn how Solatube was able to effectively daylight a storm shelter built to ICC 500 code requirements.

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Rosewood Elementary ICC 500 Storm Shelter

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Sunnyvale Independent School District was able to find a way to bring daylight into the school library with a unique…

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Sunnyvale Independent School District

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Arizona State University was able to direct daylight into the central areas of the Student Pavillion’s second and third floors…

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Arizona State University Student Pavillon

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See what happened to a local elementary school in Corpus Christi, Texas after Category 4 Hurricane Harvey swept through.

Calk-Wilson Elementary

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With its’ interior location and no access to the outside, how do you get students to benefit from natural light…

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Westside Christian High School

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Willow Canyon Elementary School added tubular daylighting to positively affect the productivity and well-being of students, faculty and staff.

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Willow Canyon Elementary School

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Howard Norman Elementary School successfully integrated energy-efficient natural daylighting to the new school design.

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Howard Norman Elementary

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Find out how Beacon Park Elementary School built a new state-of-the-art facility meeting criteria developed by the Collaborative for High-Performance…

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Beacon Park Elementary

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Using natural light by day and LED light by night, Waukesha County Technical College established a long-term solution to reduce…

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Waukesha Technical College

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Find out how Zvole Multifunctional House increases levels of natural daylight to meet the Czech technical standards for natural daylight…

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Zvole Multi-Purpose Building

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Douglas County School District sought to enhance the learning environment, promote sustainability, and reduce energy consumption using Tubular Daylighting.

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Douglas County School District

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To maximize student academic performance, Solatube Daylighting Systems were integrated into the classrooms of Kinard Junior High School.

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Kinard Junior High School

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At Allegheny College, providing daylight throughout the labs, classrooms, and lobby in a multistory building was one of the primary…

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Allegheny College