Daylighting

Al Ensley
Students engaging in study break in lounge by fireplace
This article explores how campus renovation projects can be strategically used to enhance student mental health by fostering connection, inclusivity, and access to nature, ultimately...
July 29, 2026
Photo 73723824 © Liquoricelegs | Dreamstime.com
Windows that admit daylight can enhance a learning environment, but the design should seek to avoid glare from direct sunlight.
April 13, 2023
Photo 195454747 © Iuliia Petrovskaia | Dreamstime.com
daylight classroom
Feb. 1, 2021
TLC Engineering Solutions
Example of a building solar exposure analysis.
March 1, 2020
© Jeffrey Totaro
The Class of 1920 Commons dining facility at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
June 6, 2018
Arch | Nexus
Ample daylight fills this maker space, which was created by adjoining to a previously built science education facility. Tall ceilings with accompanying clerestory glass and light shelves work in concert with carefully designed, installed, and maintained daylight sensors that automatically dim electrical lighting to minimize energy use.
April 18, 2018
Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc.
Older high school
Sept. 15, 2017
Schools in the early 20th Century, like this one in Portland, Ore., featured large windows to capitalize on daylight — the only light available at the time. But daylighting is making a comeback. Photo courtesy of Syska Hennessy Group.
Image
Sept. 1, 2014
Photo courtesy of Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction.
River Crest Elementary School in Hudson Wisc
April 1, 2014

Looking for Something?