LET THE DAYLIGHT IN
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Designing with light for comfort, energy efficiency and sustainability.
WHY CONSIDER 'DAYLIGHTING IN BUILDINGS'?
Natural light, also known as daylight, enhances the quality of any building's interior.
CUT YOUR ENERGY EXPENSES
IMPROVE THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE
The continuous availability of natural light helps reduce electric lighting usage and optimize building energy costs.
Comfortable and pleasant indoor spaces contribute to the well-being, health, and productivity of the occupants.
Bright and sunny real estate with great views typically commands higher values and offers a better return on investment.
The 17037 European Standard 'Daylighting in Buildings' provides criteria and benchmarks, design guidelines, evaluation and validation methods for use by design professionals, real estate developers, and building owners alike.
ARCHITECTS
OWNERS
DEVELOPERS
Design and build better-quality buildings, utilize more renewable energy, and comply with relevant regulations.
Enhance the quality of existing indoor spaces for living and working, and reduce energy costs.
Calculate and compare property values, and estimate the expected return on investment.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THE NATURAL LIGHT IN BUILDINGS?
DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
The EN 17037 European Standard 'Daylighting in Buildings' provides criteria and benchmarks, design guidelines, evaluation methods, performance assessment, and validation methods for use by architects, real estate developers, and building owners alike.
The standard evaluates daylight provision based on four primary criteria: daylight provision, exposure to sunlight, protection from glare, and view out.
DAYLIGHTING RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Read articles and publications on daylighting design strategies, algorithmic design tools, Open BIM workflows, and basic principles for low-energy building design.
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DAYLIGHT IN BUILDINGS GALLERY
Explore the gallery of 'daylight in buildings', from heritage icons to contemporary architecture, showcasing how daylighting shapes architecture across cultures and eras.
Discover how daylight reveals materials, guides movement, and transforms interiors over the course of a day, with each image annotated to explain key principles - orientation, openings, and shading to create comfortable, energy-conscious, and emotionally rich spaces.
RESEARCH
Learn more about daylighting, visual comfort, and sustainable building design and guidelines.
GALLERY
PERFORMANCE
Discover how to assess standardized daylight performance in building interiors.
Discover the beauty of daylight in buildings from heritage icons to contemporary architecture.
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