Continuing Education

WBDG05 Daylighting Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Design

Course: WBDG05
Duration: 1.5 hour
Learning Units: 1.5 LU
Prerequisites: None
HSW: Yes

Daylighting is the controlled admission of natural light into a space through windows to reduce or eliminate electric lighting. By providing a direct link to the dynamic and perpetually evolving patterns of outdoor illumination, daylighting helps create a visually stimulating and productive environment for building occupants, while reducing as much as one-third of total building energy costs. This course will provide you with an overview of the principals of daylighting and other topics that support effective daylighting design such as electric lighting controls, and sun control and shading devices.

Learning Objectives

By completing this course you will learn and be able to:

• Understand the benefits of effective daylighting.
• Describe 1-2 methods of construction that support effective daylighting design.
• Summarize at least one daylighting design strategy upon reviewing an example.
• List the types of electric lighting controls.
• Describe how sun control and shading devices support an effective daylighting strategy.
• List at least one daylighting requirement of Executive Order 13423 Technical Guidance—Daylighting section.

Instructions

1. Read the required WBDG pages.
   All course materials are contained within the pages found in the Whole Building Design Guide. You are not required to utilize any of the links or additional resources while taking this course. There is no time limit for reading the materials. However, you are encouraged to continue learning beyond the course requirements at your leisure and convenience.
   
   Please read the following pages in their entirety.
   • Daylighting
   • Electric Lighting Controls
   • Sun Control and Shading Devices
   • Daylighting Section of Executive Order 13423 Technical Guidance
   To move from page to page within each course, click on the links located in the upper right hand corner in the gray WBDG Continuing Education box located on each required page. Within the WBDG Continuing Education section, navigate using the links on the page or the breadcrumb links located at the top of each page.
2. Take the Test.
   Upon completion of the test and a passing grade of 80% or more, you will receive a certificate of completion and your learning units will be processed with the AIA. Other professionals must submit their certificate of completion to their professional organization for credit.
3. Complete and Submit the Evaluation Form and Affidavit.
   To receive your certificate of completion or learning units, you must complete and submit the evaluation form and affidavit.

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