Residential & Commercial Idea Book
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Innovation in Daylighting Residential & Commercial Idea Book

Let’s face it: change isn’t something that happens spontaneously. After all, we didn’t just wake up one day and decide to revolutionize the daylighting industry. Truth be told, changing the way people use daylighting has simply been the result of our passion to challenge conventional thinking and find a better way to bring natural sunlight to virtually every space. When we started Solatube® International, Inc., we challenged ourselves to find an affordable way to bring daylight into dark spaces where natural light had rarely been an option. Our original designs were revolutionary and earned...

Solatube Daylighting Systems are designed to provide superior performance for virtually every daylighting application. Imagine being able to take daylight where you never thought possible. How do we achieve this? It’s all in the details. At the heart and soul of every Solatube product, you’ll discover an array of innovative technologies that deliver amazing results. Over the next few pages, we’ll introduce you to the unsurpassed capture, transfer and delivery technologies that make Solatube Daylighting Systems the ultimate daylighting experience. Breakthrough Technology For Higher...

Redefine Harvesting Traditional daylight harvesting has its issues – too much light and heat sometimes and not enough light other times. Problem solved. Solatube Daylighting Systems that feature Raybender® 3000 Technology use a series of fresnel lenses to harvest appropriate amounts of sunlight based upon the incidence angles of daylight. Raybender 3000 Technology delivers an Effective Daylight Capture Surface (EDCS) that is nearly double that of a clear dome of the same diameter. Harvest Low-Angled Daylight This lens captures low-angled morning and afternoon sunlight and redirects it into...

Redefine Possibilities Imagine having daylight in interior offices, or lower floors of a building, or in hallways and corridors. Solatube Spectralight Infinity Tubing is redefining where daylighting can and should be used. With the most reflective surface used in Tubular Daylighting Devices, Spectralight Infinity Tubing transfers daylight with minimal absorption losses, even when going to hard-to-reach places. Extended Tube Lengths With a phenomenal specular reflectivity of over 99.7%, Solatube Spectralight® Infinity Tubing can run amazing lengths – in excess of 50 feet (15.2 m) – without...

Redefine Illumination Effective daylighting is a cornerstone of modern architectural design. Now for the first time architects and designers don’t have to sacrifice natural daylight. Solatube Daylighting Systems provide a level of management and dependability that allow you to virtually turn the lights off. Imagine being able to daylight your most challenging projects –from schools to offices – and ensure that daylight levels are optimized for all your occupants. Light Control With the ability to place daylight everywhere, it became more important than ever to offer powerful control...

Education Daylit schools lead the class in student performance. Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects RB+B Architects, Inc. Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects 12 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 13 Project Portfolio | Education

Office With non-conventional thinking, everyone can have a window office. 14 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 15 Architect: Environmental Dynamics, Inc. Architectural Concepts Project Portfolio | Office

Retail A bright idea for ringing in more sales. Lighting Designer: Benya Lighting Design 16 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 17 Lighting Designer: Benya Lighting Design Lighting Designer: Color Lume Project Portfolio | Retail

Recreation & Sports Now every sport can take on the great outdoors. 18 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 19 Nacht Lewis Architects Project Portfolio | Recreation & Sports

Warehouse & Industrial Turn off the lights and rack up the savings. 20 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 21 Project Portfolio | Warehouse & Industrial

Residential Natural daylight brings every room to life. Shea Homes Bigelow Homes 22 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 23 Project Portfolio | Residential

SolaMaster® Series Daylight the most expansive spaces. Expansive spaces require extraordinary amounts of natural light. With that in mind, we designed the Solatube SolaMaster® Series, which feature the highest Effective Daylight Capture Surface (EDCS) available, our largest aperture tubing, and highly effective, patented dome technology. The Solatube 750 DS Daylighting System is an engineering revolution that balances illumination intensity, consistency, and thermal performance. Alternatively, the Solatube 330 DS Daylighting System is designed to provide exceptional light levels during peak...

Open Ceiling Trim Ring For use with the open ceiling applications, the trim ring provides a finished appearance to the installation. Turret Extensions ¡¡ Use to raise the height of the Solatube dome on a roof to avoid snow, water or shading from roof obstructions. ¡¡ Order appropriate amount of extension tubing to accommodate turret height. ¡¡ Available in 12 in/300 mm, 24 in/ 600 mm, 36 in/900 mm and 48 in/ 1200 mm sizes A full selection of durable flashings ensures leak-proof, hassle-free installations on virtually any roof type and pitch. The Solatube self mounted flashings can be...

SolaMaster® Series Performance Solatube® 750 DS SolaMaster® Series Performance Solatube® 750 DS 28 | SOLATUBE.COM SOLATUBE.COM | 29 SolaMaster® Series | Performance Thermal Performance The Solatube 750 DS offers unsurpassed thermal performance. Unique features such as Raybender 3000 Technology, Inner Dome for thermal performance and Spectralight Infinity Tubing work in concert to deliver the most energy efficient tubular daylighting device available. Source: NFRC Spectral Weighting Function Research Project, Draft 2.0, March 2007 † Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC), U-Factor, and Visible...