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Windows in an educational facility provide a view to the outside, help control a building's climate and admit natural light into interior spaces.

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The Class of 1920 Commons dining facility at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Bring Back the Light
Jun 06, 2018
Daylighting strategies have become more commonplace in designs for new schools, but renovations can bring natural light back into older...
Older high school
Learning Light
Sep 15, 2017
Windows and daylighting set the stage for high achievement.
A welldesigned daylighting system adjusts and shuts off electric lights when the sun is sufficient to illuminate the space Photo courtesy of Sunoptics
Bringing in the Sunlight
Apr 01, 2013
The benefits of daylighting in schools can include increased productivity, and decreased energy and maintenance costs.
Ballard High School Huxley Iowa has 18000 square feet of highperformance glass
High-Performance Design
Oct 01, 2012
Advanced techniques in high-performance glass can contribute to sustainable school construction.
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