The Skylighting Guidelines are a collection of documents intended to help architects and engineers use skylights to maximum advantage in commercial and industrial buildings. These guidelines:

• Describe opportunities for energy savings and good lighting design
• Explain how to integrate skylights with other building elements
• Show how to estimate energy and dollar savings
• Help designers avoid costly mistakes

The Skylighting Guidelines are comprised of seven documents:

• Introduction to Skylighting
• Designing with Skylights
• Skylighting Specification Choices
• Daylighting Controls
• Optimizing Your Design
• SkyCalc Users Guide
• Skylighting Guidelines Appendices