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SUNOPTICS PRISMATICS SKYLIGHTS
 
The Natural Light Fixture From America's Leader In Natural Daylighting Solutions
 
 
Welcome to Sunoptics. Our enhanced web site is designed to help answer your questions about natural daylighting, the superiority of Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights, and using Sunoptics products in specific applications.

Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights is a national leader in toplight daylighting. Our single-minded mission is to harness the power of natural daylighting. Sunoptics optimizes lighting performance through prismatic lenses that provide excellent (MAXIMUM) light transmittance, with optimal light distribution, while eliminating undesirable hot spots. Our state-of-the-art Photometric Lab confirms real-world performance of all our products.

Since 1978, almost a half million Sunoptics Skylights have been installed nationwide. These skylights have the potential of replacing nearly 500 megawatts of lighting energy during utilities' peak load hours. According to a recent study by Heschong-Mehone Group, if the U.S. retrofitted all existing buildings that it makes sense to skylight, the potential peak load reduction would equal 20,000 megawatts. That's like replacing more than 20 Three Mile Island nuclear power plants*.

Sunoptics is dedicated to creating the finest daylighting environments in which to work, shop, learn, live and play. We are committed to help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. Where rational, all new buildings should definitely include toplighting with prismatic skylights.
 
 
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  EDUCATIONAL - Vella Campus Middle School

Vella Campus has all the tools to be one of the most energy efficient schools in the United States .  Every classroom, the gymnasium, cafeteria, wood shop, and library are all day-lighted using Sunoptics Day-lighting Systems.  When you think of a schools energy usage, two things come to mind; the electric lighting, and the HVAC.

 

At 50 foot candles of designed light level, Vella Campus has the ability to keep their lights off 85% of the year and at the same time reduce their air-conditioning loads.


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Myth
  Daylighting will increase climate control costs.
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