Interior Design & Daylight

Effective Performance

day-lighting increases worker performance, which in turn makes businesses more successful. “The right balance can be achieved through the use of active day-lighting control strategies, [such as] automated shades, as well as passive strategies, [such as] light shelves or louvers.

it also increases student performance in schools.The Heschong Mahone Group noted that “classrooms with the most amount of day-lighting are seen to be associated with a 20% to 26% faster learning rate.” In their study of over 21,000 students, test scores were higher for students in classrooms with natural daylight.

Healthier Environments

As interior designers and architects we have a responsibility to provide healthy interiors for our occupants. There are various ways to incorporate natural daylight to create the healthiest of environments including proper facing windows, screens, shades, skylights, louvers and even the diffusing of light.

day-lighting can contribute to the improved health of a building’s users, creating a comfortable and healthy atmosphere worth spending the day in.

Increased Sales

 HLB also researched this phenomenon and reports that “In addition to increasing sales for retailers, day-lighting helps create customer loyalty, better product visibility and appeal, more relaxed shoppers, increased employee morale, and an overall elevated shopping experience.”

Energy Efficiency

Daylight-sensing controls can reduce the energy used in buildings by up to 60%.

Interior designers and architects use information about a project site and climate to determine the most energy-efficient placement and orientation of windows, and solar panels or photovoltaic cells can reduce the environmental impact even further by collecting sunlight and converting it into energy.

Recourses:

https://www.disd.edu/blog/daylighting-interior-design/#:~:text=Daylighting%20is%20the%20practice%20of,benefits%20can%20be%20equally%20valuable.