Green Business: Green Business Guides

 

Daylighting

Daylighting means using more natural light and less artificial lighting. Daylighting can reduce the amount of energy your company uses for lighting, heating, and cooling, thereby reducing costs and emissions related to energy production. Energy use is one of the largest environmental impacts at any facility, and also one of the greatest costs. Reducing energy use will have a positive environmental impact and also can save your company money. In addition, some studies suggest that natural light improves employee morale and productivity. If designed properly, daylighting can also decrease the need for more costly space cooling. Review the daylighting examples below and consider opportunities to incorporate more daylighting when making renovations.

For more information, visit the Department of Energy’s Daylighting webpage.

Daylighting Examples

Additional Resources

Greening Advisor

The Business Plan

The Opportunities

Quick Fact

Studies suggest that natural light improves employee morale and productivity.

Suggestions?
Let us know.

Daylighting can reduce the amount of energy your company uses for lighting, heating, and cooling, thereby reducing costs and emissions related to energy production.
 

Sign up for NRDC's online newsletter

See the latest issue >

Clean Energy Common Sense - Buy Now

Andy Stevenson's Blog

Andy Stevenson helps provide economic solutions to our climate problems on Switchboard.


Andy's Recent Posts

Cleaner Cars to Drive Down our Gas Bills by 10% under Climate Bill
posted by Andy Stevenson, 11/15/09
Americans are Dying to Support our Fossil Fuel Habit
posted by Andy Stevenson, 10/26/09
Senate’s Climate Bill Puts Green Collar on Carbon
posted by Andy Stevenson, 10/5/09

Find NRDC on
YouTube