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 (PDF)
• Solar Azimuth vs. Elevation Plot Handout (PDF)
• Solar Geometry Handout (PDF)

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