Solatube
International, Inc.
Building Type:
MixedUse – Commercial Office
& Warehouse/Manufacturing
Solatube International, Inc. showcases a new breakthrough in cost-effective
modular daylighting systems in their new World Headquarters in Vista,California.
This demonstration site marks a new era in efficient, effective, and
comfortable building design. Reductions in annual utility costs alone
allow the entire system installation to have a simple payback of only
3.4 years.
Objective
Harvest daylight to save energy, reduce operating costs, and create
a more comfortable, humanistic environment for the employees.
Products Used
| Brighten
Up® Series |
| 3 |
Solatube
160 DS (10 in/250 mm Daylighting System) |
| 7 |
Solatube
290 DS (14 in/350 mm Daylighting System) |
| SolaMaster® Series |
| 42 |
Solatube
21-C (21 in/530 mm Daylighting System)
with OptiView® Diffusers |
| 77 |
Solatube
21-O (21 in/530 mm Daylighting System)
with Warehouse Diffuser |
|
Solution/Office
Fifty-two Solatube Daylighting
Systems were used to fully daylight the entire
second floor office space and reception areas (6,600
sf of daylit space including all interior offices,
hallways, and restrooms), providing an annual electric
lighting energy consumption reduction of 86% for
the daylit areas.
Solution/Warehouse
Seventy-seven Solatube 21-O with the prismatic drop diffuser were used
to provide task illumination in the 41,000 sf, high-bay manufacturing
and shipping areas, providing a 68.2% reduction in annual electric
lighting energy consumption.
Testimonial
“Solatube International
is excited to pave the way with our new commercial
product lineup. Not only has the introduction of
daylight provided an incredible enhancement to our
work environment, but the 23% reduction in overall
annual energy costs has been an added bonus, having
a direct impact on our corporation’s bottom
line.”
David
Rillie
CEO |
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