CONSTELLATION: Natural Interior Daylight for Schools
General Details
Natural Interior Daylight for School Facilities
Our goal of this Constellation networking group is to help overcome the market obstacles to increasing the use of natural interior daylight in school facilities. The use of natural interior daylight, or “daylighting,” increases student performance, a key finding in the 1999 Heschong Mahone report “Daylighting in Schools: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Daylighting and Human Performance.”
Eneref Report:
Eneref found in our study of the Wilson elementary school, daylighting added significant benefits. Prior to retrofitting skylights, seventy-one percent of the teachers surveyed expressed keen interest in having natural interior daylight in their classrooms.
“When the renovation was complete, it was unbelievable. Students were astonished by the results.” — Ken Fibbi, Director of Buildings for the West Allegheny School District.
“Everyone is very happy with the skylights and the amount of light provided,”
Principal Chris Shattuck adds, “It was worth the investment.”
Beyond the health and human performance benefits skylights provide, Wilson Elementary was able to halve their annual electricity consumption by effectively incorporating daylighting and upgrading outdated heating and cooling systems.
Why Participate
- Learn from industry experts.
- Become a leader in your industry.
- Be part of a group that drives change.
- Network with other education leaders.
Register now to join this Constellation group. Participating in Eneref’s Natural Interior Daylight for School Facilities Constellation will lead others by setting examples in sustainable development. As an education executive and industry expert, your participation in Eneref’s Constellation network group creates a unique opportunity for school districts across the country to learn from you.
What We Ask
- Meet by phone or web conference.
- Roundtable discussions under 40 minutes.
- Roundtables meet a few times per year.
- No schedule commitment.
- Participate as your schedule allows.
We encourage participation in our Constellations from like-minded organizations and individuals. Constellations create an environment for collaboration, and cooperation, encourage interaction between stakeholders and advise the business community in the development of best practices.
Register for participation.
Relevant links
Download Eneref Report about Wilson School
Register for Participation in this Constellation group
View Video highlights of Wilson School report
Participation guidelines for school administrators
Monitor the Web Forum about Wilson School project
About this Daylighting in Schools Constellation group
About Eneref Constellations in general
STAKEHOLDERS
Constellation Stakeholders
Daylighting in School Facilities is an Eneref Constellation network group designed to foster partnerships between stakeholders. Success is created by maximizing joint outcomes.
To build cooperation and encourage collaboration, Eneref Institute reaches out to school administrators and business executives. We invite school administrators to work one-on-one with executives in the daylighting industry.
The list of stakeholders in the Constellation will grow to include government, institutions, legislators, end users and businesses, all focused on innovative technologies for sustainable development and social responsibility.
Eneref is inviting school administrators and business executives who are most valued for their expertise. The end result is to convene a large group of interested stakeholders and securing an understanding of Eneref’s commitment to promote the use of natural interior daylight in school facilities.
Relevant links
Download Eneref Report about Wilson School
Register for Participation in this Constellation group
View Video Highlights of Eneref’s Wilson School report
Monitor the Web Forum about Wilson School project
About this Daylighting in Schools Constellation group
About Eneref Constellations in general
IGNITE A MOVEMENT
PARTNERSHIPS
Constellation Partnerships
Daylighting in School Facilities Constellation group is designed to foster partnership. Networking within Eneref Constellations leads to partnerships between end-users, businesses and researchers, facilitating the transfer of new technologies to the market.
Constellations streamline the adoption of new ideas and new technologies by providing the business community with easier access to test beds and partners for end-user pilot studies, and encourage communication between companies and end-users.
Eneref Institute serves as an advocate for each Constellation, stimulating interaction within the network, building social capital, and providing direction.
Relevant links
Download Eneref Report about Wilson School
Register for Participation in this Constellation group
View Video Highlights of Eneref’s Wilson School report
Monitor the Web Forum about Wilson School project
About this Daylighting in Schools Constellation group
About Eneref Constellations in general
LEAD BY EXAMPLE
OBJECTIVES
Constellation Objectives
The objective of Eneref’s Daylighting for School Facilities Constellation is to leverage expertise so that stakeholders can easily share solutions and accelerate the development of new ideas.
Eneref’s Daylighting in Schools Constellation is a network of experts designed to solve challenges by spurring technology innovations in daylighting and bringing cost-effective solutions to market.
To meet our objective, Eneref will arrange communications and networking opportunities between school facility executives and the business community to share best practices in daylighting and establish cooperation.
Relevant links
Download Eneref Report about Wilson School
Register for Participation in this Constellation group
View Video Highlights of Eneref’s Wilson School report
Monitor the Web Forum about Wilson School project
About this Daylighting in Schools Constellation group
About Eneref Constellations in general
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