daylighting
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. daylighting articles below.
ACCESSGUARD Security Glazing
ACCESSGARD laminated safety glass is designed to withstand extensive physical attack in a forced entry scenario, ultimately resisting entry until law enforcement or additional help arrives
Cadiant Dynamic Lighting Experience
The Cadiant Dynamic Lighting Experience from Cree Lightig is a daylighting solution that recreates the sensation of natural sunlight and a blue sky in interior spaces.
Solarban Glass Products in Urban Union
Urban Union, part of Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters expansion project, is glazed with Solarban z50 glass and Solarban 72 on Starphire glass.
UMass Amherst Expands With Business Innovation Hub
The expansion and partial renovation of the Isenberg School of Management nearly doubles the school’s current space to accommodate its growth in the last decade.
Design For Daylighting
Brighten the outlook of building occupants and reduce lighting costs by bringing natural light inside.
Facility Executive | April 2019 Issue
The April 2019 issue features an in-depth look at intelligent lighting's impact on your facility, plus HVAC, flexible furniture, pest control, safer schools, and more.
Improving Business The Biophilic Way
How do you incorporate biophilia — a connection to nature — into a facility? Here are four strategies that are easier than you may think.
Best Practices For Automated Shading Systems
The right balance of daylighting and daylight harvesting strategies can provide health, productivity, and energy saving benefits: Here’s how to get the most out of your facility’s automated shading system.
EXTECH SKYSHADE 8000 Canopy System
SKYSHADE 8000 is a long spanning, standing seam canopy system suitable for commercial and industrial canopies, pavilions, and walkway covers.
Maximizing Natural Light In Facilities
With Daylight Saving Time around the corner, consider the potential benefits of daylighting and daylight harvesting for your facilities.
Nice Group USA Launches Era Inn Window Blind Control System
New automated interior roller shade system maximizes efficiency and comfort.
ASSA ABLOY New Glass Solutions Program
This initiative provides facility buyers a comprehensive resource for glass door hardware offerings across the company's various brands and divisions.
Solatube Introduces SolaMaster 300 DS
This line of tubular daylighting devices is designed to provide enhanced light diffusion into interior spaces without light loss.
The Impact Of Daylighting On Office Design
With a goal of improving office workers’ comfort, wellbeing, and productivity, buildings are being designed to bring as much daylight as possible into occupied spaces.
Roofing Renovation: 3 Energy Efficient Strategies
Roofing projects are an opportunity to bring this building envelope item up to current building codes, including energy performance aspects.
Wattstopper FSP-2×2 Fixture Integrated Outdoor Sensors
Designed for LED fixtures, these economical, contractor grade sensors meet all code compliant lighting controls requirements.
Holistic Design Reflected In New Elementary School
For this New Jersey school, designer LAN Associates focused on light, flexibility, choice, connection, complexity, and color to enhance the student experience.
Facility Executive | February 2017 Issue
The February 2017 issue features the 2017 Facility Executive Of The Year. Plus, a look at in-building cellular, waste management, the building envelope, emergency preparedness, flooring, and our annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
Solarban 70XL Glass Marks 10 Year Anniversary
Developed by Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG), this high-performance, triple-silver-coated, solar control low-e glass was introduced in 2006.
New U.S. Courthouse In Los Angeles In Operation
With LEED Platinum in its sights, the new facility also resolves long-standing security and space needs, says GSA
Daylight Harvesting Brightens The Day, And The Bottom Line
The payback of daylight harvesting is significant when leveraging skylights in conjunction with LED luminaires and lighting controls.
New Product Flash: Daylight Dimmer From Solatube
This addition to Solatube's SkyVault daylighting solution provides commercial facilities the option to dim natural lighting when desired.
FM Issue: Code Compliance For Reroofing
Projects at existing facilities require specific considerations to meet IECC 2012 requirements.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: SkyVault Collector From Solatube
Part of the company's line of daylighting devices for high bay and high ceiling facilities, this product boosts performance.
Facility Retrofit: Delivering Daylighting
NEW COLUMN! In this new Facility Retrofit Column, find out how the Douglas County School District in Colorado brings in natural light to classrooms and common spaces.
NEW PRODUCT FLASH: SkyVault Series M74 DS from Solatube
Designed for high bay commercial facility applications, this tubular daylighting device features a 29" diameter opening.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Daylight Modeling from Kalwall
This online simulation tool enables facility managers to view the impact of proposed daylighting designs before construction, while also having the option of viewing "what if" alternatives.
New Metric Could Help Facility Managers Optimize Daylighting
The development of daylighting metrics has been the subject of considerable effort and debate, but no widely accepted metric has emerged to help recognize well-daylit buildings. Although simulation software exists to assist in daylight analysis, these programs are often overly complex and involve a high level of expertise. On the other hand, rule-of-thumb approaches that are often used to aid in the decision making process are based on overly simplified assumptions.
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1 Up For Review
Public input to help shape the 2010 version of Standard 90.1 is being sought through 21 proposed addenda.