Daylight Digest

The Role of Daylight in Biophilic Architecture

The Role of Daylight in Biophilic Architecture

Humans have an innate connection to nature that is often lost in the modern urban environment. However, many architecture, landscape, and design professionals have turned to biophilic design to return us to our roots. By incorporating natural elements such as...

Skylights with Strong Thermal Performance Meet B3 & LEED Standards

Skylights with Strong Thermal Performance Meet B3 & LEED Standards

Skylights are an excellent way to introduce natural light into a building, reducing the need for artificial lighting and creating a more comfortable and welcoming environment for occupants. However, concerns about the thermal performance of skylights have led some...

Increase Retail Sales By Adding Daylight!

Increase Retail Sales By Adding Daylight!

There’s Proof: Daylight Increases Sales As a retail business owner, we know your customers’ shopping experience can make or break a sale. But did you know that the introduction of daylight in your retail space can have a huge impact on how long your customers shop and...

Control Devices for Daylighting Systems

Control Devices for Daylighting Systems

Daylight solutions are not only cost-effective and environmentally responsible; bringing natural daylight into office spaces is also proven to boost employee motivation and productivity. But what about the traditional downsides of bringing excess sunshine into a...

Get Green Building Certified with Daylight

Get Green Building Certified with Daylight

Green Building Certification: “LEED” by Example LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world – available for new builds, updates, interior designs, and virtually all other types of building...

The First and Only Storm Shelter Approved Daylighting System

The First and Only Storm Shelter Approved Daylighting System

Solatube Daylighting Systems Are Stronger Than a Hurricane It’s official – the Solatube 750 DS-O daylighting system, as supplied by Daylight Specialists, is the world’s only daylighting system that is storm shelter approved. It’s a sad truth that severe storms...

What are Tubular Daylighting Devices?

What are Tubular Daylighting Devices?

What are Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs) and How Do They Work? Natural daylight has been proven to increase office workers’ performance and productivity. Tubular daylighting devices (TDDs) use a rooftop dome to capture the sun’s rays and transmit them inside a...

DSP is Now Daylight Specialists!

DSP is Now Daylight Specialists!

Designer Specialty Products, LLC is now Daylight Specialists Designer Specialty Products, LLC is pleased to announce that we have changed our name to better reflect who we are as a company: Daylight Specialists. A rebrand is a chance for a company to announce a change...

The Benefits of Daylight for Commercial Spaces

The Benefits of Daylight for Commercial Spaces

Collecting sunlight and shining it directly into our homes may sound like something from a sci-fi story, but this is exactly the vision Daylight Solutions has for buildings across the Midwest and beyond. Established in 2009, Daylight Specialists’ premier interior...

Daylight is Essential to Your Mental Health

Daylight is Essential to Your Mental Health

All research on the topic confirms the same undeniable truth – harnessing daylight as a source of interior lighting makes us all healthier, happier, and more productive. Get happy! Studies have found that the more daylight people are exposed to, the safer, happier,...