The purpose of the North Carolina Daylighting Consortium (NCDLC) is to improve the quality of life of and reduce economic and environmental costs for the citizens of North Carolina through the use of natural light in buildings.

Active members of the NCDLC include:

• Dale Brentrup , Associate Professor of Architecture, Director Lighting & Building Energy Laboratory, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
• Bob Leker , Program Manager, State Energy Office
• Derek McGarry , Talbot and Associates, Consulting Engineers, Charlotte, NC
• Isaac Panzarella, PE, Consider Design, PA, and DesignBox, Raleigh, NC
• Dr. Wayne Place, Professor of Architecture, North Carolina State University
• Alicia Ravetto, Alicia Ravetto-AIA-Architect, Carrboro, NC
• Dona Stankus, Architect, North Carolina Solar Center, North Carolina State University
• Jay Tomlinson, Assistant Dean for Research, Extension and Engagement, College of Design, North Carolina State University
• Jon Zubizaretta, Innovative Design, Raleigh, NC
• James G. (Jim) Grady, AIA, James Grady Architect, Inc., Raleigh, NC
• Peter S. Egan, LC, Senior Designer, Colorlume Inc., Carrboro, NC

The NC Solar Center is acting as coordinator for this new group of design professionals that is enabling the use of daylighting in buildings through identifying best practices, conducting research projects, assisting in developing government policy, promoting education and training, and conducting case studies.

Goals of the NCDLC include:

• identifying and evaluating daylighting resources
• adopting standard evaluation protocol
• facilitating the inclusion of daylighting technologies in professional practice to improve building performance in an environmentally sustainable manner

For more information, contact Dona Stankus at 919.513.0307 or dona_stankus@ncsu.edu.

Useful Daylighting Links

• The NCDLC is a member of the Daylight Dividends Program: Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Daylight Dividends Focus Group Research Project Final Report, May 2003

Guidelines/Factsheets

• Guide for Daylighting Schools
• Daylight in Buildings
• Whole Building Design Guidelines on Daylighting
• Lawrence Berkley Laboratory
• Department of Energy Daylighting Factsheet
• Daylighting in Laboratories, Laboratories for the 21st Century: Best Practices (October 2003) This best practices guide describes how designing a building to include daylighting can save energy and utility costs (especially energy costs for electric lighting) while improving productivity and morale among a building's occupants.
• Creating a High Performance Building – Charles Brown presentation
• Creating a High Performance Building – Dona Stankus presentation

Other Daylighting Groups/Programs

• Lighting Design Lab, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
• Daylighting Collaborative, Wisconsin
• PIER project for California

Natural Lighting Research

• Heschong Mahone Group Reports:
  • http://h-m-g.com/downloads.htm
  • http://www.newbuildings.org/lighting.htm
• International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme:
  • http://www.iea-shc.org/task21/index.html
  • http://www.iea-shc.org/task31/index.html

Upcoming Related Events

The NC Triangle Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, American Institute of Architects of NC and Professional Engineers of NC are pleased to announce the first annual GreenNC Tradeshow: Building for a Sustainable Future on October 13, 2005. The event will be held at the McKimmon Center, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.

This whole day event will cater to the needs of the commercial building industry by offering an excellent opportunity to gather information about NC businesses providing sustainable products and practices, learn about recent industry advances and network with others interested in greening commercial buildings.

Click here to download an Exhibitor Information and Registration Pack