Abstract
This best practices guide describes how designing a building to include daylighting can save energy and utility costs (especially energy costs for electric lighting) while improving productivity and morale among a building's occupants. Several examples are given of the effective use of daylighting in new laboratory buildings. The publication is one of an ongoing series for 'Laboratories for the21st Century,' a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program. It is intended for all those who plan, design, and construct public and private-sector laboratory buildings.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 8 |
State | Published - 2003 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/BR-710-33938
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-102003-1766
Keywords
- daylighting
- EE
- energy efficiency
- energy management
- energy-efficient buildings
- environmental protection agency
- Federal Energy Management Program
- FEMP
- laboratories
- lighting
- renewable energy (RE)
- water conservation