Designing with Daylight – how to incorporate daylight and natural ventilation into commercial building design plans
Transform your next building project – Designing with daylight and ventilation
With people spending up to 90% of their time indoors, there is an increasing need for building design to incorporate sustainable approaches that improve the well-being of people and the environment.
A core purpose of VELUX Commercial is to contribute to better indoor climates that improve occupant well-being, as well as help to reduce energy consumption through the introduction of daylight and fresh air in commercial building spaces.
Rooflights play a central role in introducing daylight and ventilation into a building whilst maintaining a connection to the outside world. Rooflights remove unwanted smoke and toxins in the event of a fire and reduce energy consumption by reducing a reliance on artificial lighting and air conditioning.
Incorporating simple and functional daylighting solutions into design plans creates comfortable work, study, and leisure environments in any commercial building. Buildings that welcome an excellent indoor climate have found that learning abilities in schools and productivity levels in offices can increase by up to 15%.
With this downloadable Daylight Design Guide, VELUX Commercial takes an in-depth look at incorporating daylight and natural ventilation into commercial building design to create healthy indoor environments.
The design guide explores the following topics:
- Importance of daylight and ventilation
- Sustainability
- Designing with daylight and ventilation – key considerations
- Adding daylight to your design – practical examples
- Products and solutions
- Design support and tools
You can download your copy of The Daylight Design Guide here
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