Solatube International is a proud member of Kingspan Light + Air.
We manufacture high-performance products that can lower electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions* while enhancing the lives of those who live, work, and play in the buildings we help create.
Solatube International is a proud member of Kingspan Light + Air.
We manufacture high-performance products that can lower electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions* while enhancing the lives of those who live, work, and play in the buildings we help create.
Helping Drive Sustainability, Innovation and Performance
Sustainable design and development have inspired design professionals, architects, and builders to stretch their imaginations and create high-performance spaces that reduce environmental impact and enhance the lives of occupants.
Solatube Tubular Daylighting aims to provide a cost-effective and energy-efficient way to bring natural light to indoor spaces, with minimal power use and maintenance. Due to the excellent thermal efficiency of a Solatube daylight system, minimal heat is lost during the winter, ensuring indoor temperatures remain pleasant and constant, reducing the need for heating. On hot days, minimal heat enters the building, reducing the need for cooling.
Making an impact on the environment in many different ways…
Light Energy Savings
Electric lighting can represent up to 25% of the total electricity used in buildings in the United States and buildings comprise over 75% of the total electricity used nationwide, so implementing ways to improve the performance of lighting is an important endeavor.
Solatube deployments can substantially reduce the energy used for interior lighting during daylight hours. By harnessing daylight, a Solatube Tubular Daylighting installation displaces the use of artificial electric lighting and thereby lowers electricity consumption and associated greenhouse-gas emissions from power generation.
HVAC Savings
Turning off electric lights reduces the heat that electric lights inject into building interiors. In this way, a Solatube deployment decreases energy expenses by reducing HVAC use to remove heat generated by electric light operation. Solatube tubular daylighting devices minimize solar heat gain compared to other fenestration products and reduce HVAC loads that would be needed to remove the heat from the building.
Reconfigurable Building Design
Solatube’s ability to duct daylight to where it is needed also means that tubular daylighting allows for future interior design layout flexibility. If a building’s interior layout changes, Solatube’s light distribution lens and tubing can easily be re-aligned to new locations. Fixtures can also be swapped out and new effect lenses or lighting controls can be added or removed to easily customize a new space. As a result, unlike traditional windows or skylights, a TDD daylighting solution is adaptable and reconfigurable over time, reducing the need for a building remodel.
Recycling
Solatube International demonstrates leadership in environmental stewardship by partnering with Plastic Beach to responsibly recycle soft plastics that would otherwise enter the landfill. To date, Solatube has diverted more than six tons of soft plastic wrap from landfill, showing our commitment to circularity, community collaboration, and responsible packaging reduction. The recycled material is being transformed into durable composite decking via a TREX collaboration. Solatube’s early support has lent credibility to the program and enabled Plastic Beach to expand its impact across Southern California, elevating soft‑plastic recycling norms across the broader business community.
LEED
Solatube® Daylighting Systems offers an innovative way to be sustainable by earning a LEED certification through USGBC. In fact, because of the straightforward impact a Solatube Daylighting System has on sustainable design, using our products can qualify buildings to earn LEED points in a variety of categories, including Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy and Atmosphere, and Innovation in Design.
Solar Impulse
Solatube continues to innovate with groundbreaking products that increase energy efficiency and light output and were among the first innovations to receive the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” Label by The Solar Impulse Foundation, recognizing all the effort and innovative developments it has made to become a recognized energy-efficient solution.
We are also committed to reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing our environmental impact as outlined in Kingspan’s global sustainability initiative.
Solatube is proud to be part of Kingspan’s global sustainability strategy: Planet Passionate
To learn more about Kingspan’s Planet Passionate targets plus our partnerships and global commitments, explore the global Planet Passionate Hub on our Kingspan Group website or follow our journey on social media.
Solatube Planet Passionate Communities
At the heart of Planet Passionate Communities is an ambition to create a positive legacy and a better world. Solatube passionately devotes time and resources to support local communities in many ways.
Beach cleanups
Neighborhood cleanups
Scout events
Covid Shields for hospitals
Kenya hospital
*U.S. Department of Energy & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, “ZNE Package and Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD) FLEXLAB Test Results Report”
https://smartersmallbuildings.lbl.gov/publications/zero-net-energy-retrofits-small
