Materials List:
Daylighting Design
Each group needs:
- For model house: foam core board, about 4-6 sq ft (0.37-0.56 sq m)
- For solar tube: aluminum foil and thick paper
- For light shelves: plastic drinking straw, 3-5 metal paperclips, foam core squares (use pieces cut out of house walls to make windows, so light shelves are the same size as the windows)
- Daylighting Design & Technique Worksheet
- Solar Azimuth vs. Elevation Plot Handout
- Solar Geometry Handout
For the entire class to share:
- X-Acto knives
- clear, wide packing tape (or transparent film and thinner transparent tape)
- electrical tape
- ruler (foot or meter, for measuring)
- glue gun and glue sticks
