Let There Be Light

June 02nd, 2008 | Category: Home Lighting

Daylighting, or designing your home or remodel to maximize natural sunlight for illumination, is an efficient way to lower your energy bills. Especially for the remodeler, who may well live in an older, energy-inefficient home, reformatting your house or designing your new addition to infuse natural light is a valuable and rewarding choice.

Daylighting is basically a form of passive solar design. Not only will your

new design let in more light but also more warmth and can make a significant difference in your heating costs. By using skylights and large south-facing windows, you can maximize direct sunlight in the winter when the sun is low in the sky and, in the summer when the sun is nearly overhead, you can still benefit from indirect natural lighting without much direct solar heat gain. (more…)

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