Daylighting Initiative

PG&E's Daylighting Initiative has two goals: to raise awareness of good daylighting practice within the design community and to improve the practice of daylighting design. The case studies below document a wide range of successful technical solutions demonstrated across a number of different commercial applications.

Below are the reports in PDF format. To have the original brochures sent to you, please contact Marlene Vogelsang at mxv6@pge.com. For more information about the project, contact Project Manage Peter Turnbull at pwt1@pge.com.


Daylighting Case StudiesProject Reports
Ace HardwareDaylighting in Schools (condensed)
Marin Country Day SchoolDaylighting in Schools (full version)
Costco StoreSkylighting and Retail Sales (condensed)
California State Auto AssociationSkylighting and Retail Sales (full version)
Dena Boer Elementary School The two reports below were funded by the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program. These reports can also be found at the New Buildings Institute website.
Phillip Burton Federal Building
J. Paul Getty MuseumDaylighting in Schools Additional Analysis (summary)
Gymboree CorporationDaylighting in Schools Additional Analysis (full version)
McDonalds Restaurant
National Gallery of Canada
Ralph's Supermarket
VeriFone, Inc.