Daylighting at Work with Solatube Tubular Daylighting Devices

A Legacy of Innovation

For over 30 years, Solatube International has pioneered tubular daylighting technology, revolutionizing the use of natural daylight indoors. Solatube TDDs bring sunlight to spaces once thought unimaginable, significantly reducing the need for electricity while keeping people connected to the natural environment.

Solatube for Function

Solatube TDDs can be strategically utilized in a variety of spaces, ensuring a well-lit and efficient working environment. Unlike traditional skylights, our daylighting systems reduce glare and inconsistent light patterns while screening UV and infrared wavelengths that can fade finishes and overheat interiors.

Human-Centric Design

Daylight delivers the mental and visual stimulation necessary to regulate human circadian rhythms and improve the production of neurotransmitters. Serotonin, known as the happy chemical, leaves us feeling more energized, happy and well-rested while reducing stress, anxiety, depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This enhances the health and well-being of not only working adults but also children in schools and other learning environments. By integrating Solatube TDDs into building design, occupants can experience increased productivity, amplified creativity and improved morale.

Sustainable Designs

Solatube TDDs are vital to sustainable building design, eliminating the need for electric lights during daylight hours. The excellent thermal efficiency of Solatube TDDs minimizes heat loss during the winter and heat gain during the summer. This also reduces the need for heating and cooling. Solatube can enhance sustainable designs in various ways, such as improving the conditions of ecosystems and breathing new life into old, windowless spaces. Unlike traditional windows or skylights, a TDD is adaptable and reconfigurable over time, promoting adaptive reuse and reducing the need for building remodels. TDDs can also help design professionals achieve their USGBC LEED® and Net Zero Energy design goals.

Solatube as a Design Feature

Daylight is an exceptional design feature that can be incorporated into a beautiful and inspiring design. Like stone, wood or glass, natural daylight can define and enhance a space, drawing focus to specific design elements or infusing excitement into an area. Solatube tubular daylighting can serve as a design element, drawing attention to tubes, shades, shapes or colors. Alternatively, they can be integrated as a lighting element within an existing building design. Innovative lighting designs include light wells, luminous walls, “portholes” and perimeter wall-washing techniques.