Design as Nature Intended
Using Skylights to Enhance Wellness Holistically Where We Learn, Work, and Recover
Sponsored by VELUX Commercial, a division of VELUX America LLC | By Andrew A. Hunt
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It’s a fact – more than 90% of our time is spent indoors, disconnected from the natural environment. We need to redefine the way we live and thrive, day to day. The advent of artificial lighting and digital technology has further altered our life balance, resulting in minimal exposure to the outside, daylight, and fresh air. To regain our natural balance, design in the built environment must be committed to helping bring natural ventilation and abundant daylight to the forefront. The innovative skylights of today create superior daylighting solutions that offer more features and functionalities. Advances in skylight technology and automation can transform any commercial space into a healthier, happier place to learn, work, and recover.
Photo courtesy of VELUX Commercial, a division of VELUX America LLC. © Lara Swimmer Photography
VELUX Commercial: Daylight for working, learning, and recovering. With over 80 years’ experience, VELUX has provided generations of architects, builders and contractors with innovative, superior skylight solutions that offer daylight and fresh air for happier, healthier spaces.
Originally published in PM Engineer
Originally published in November 2021
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define what the Indoor Generation is, how it came to be, and the pivotal responsibility it places on the built environment.
- Discuss how the indoor environment impacts occupant health and wellbeing.
- Examine solutions to indoor environmental concerns and showcase innovative ways to introduce natural light, fresh air, and energy efficiency into commercial spaces.
- Demonstrate how architecture can be designed and certified for wellness and how architects, builders, and building owners can promote healthy living and working environments with skylights.
