Energy Saving Tubular Daylighting Device from Sola Tube

With almost a quarter of all carbon emissions coming from buildings and the occupants, thegovernment has moved towards mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency levels in commercialbuildings covering more than 2,000 square metres.

Mark Peall General Manager Solatube Australia said "we are not surprised by the Governmentrequirement, it is something we could see just had to take place to encourage incentives for energyefficiency improvements in office buildings."

The award winning Solatube Tubular Daylighting Device uses no electricity and delivers daylightwhere previously only electric light has been delivered.

Solatube Tubular Daylighting Device is acknowledged as a contributor to smart grid technology inits delivery of controllable, measurable and consistent light performance. Through the advancedoptics in the dome allow for a more consistent light level in maximising low level light duringmorning, afternoon and winter whilst optimising high level light to reduce glare and heat gain.

Solatube is a top performer delivering CO2 savings, and carries the Energy Star logo. This is a productthat delivers benefits that make a quantifiable contribution to the overall efficient functioning of abuilding in the delivery of daylighting, resulting in a substantial reduction in electricity costs.

"In an office building that uses daylighting, energy use will be significantly reduced during peakdaylight demand times. Also, the cost of cooling an electrically lit space will be substantially reducedwith Solatube TDD's.In effect with a good overall daylighting design up to 85% of lighting energycosts can be elimanted" added Mark Peall.

Solatube clearly delivers on daylighting performance.