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daylighting
This term operates in two distinct professional spheres: architecture and urban ecology. In architecture, it refers to the strategic use of windows, skylights, and reflective surfaces to minimize electricity use and improve occupant well-being. It is often discussed as a sustainable design strategy rather than a simple act of adding windows.
In an environmental or civil engineering context, the term describes the ecological restoration of buried streams. This process is typically framed as a way to combat urban heat islands and restore natural drainage systems, moving from a hidden, industrial infrastructure back to a visible, natural landscape.
Meanings
The practice of designing a building to maximize the amount of natural light that enters the interior spaces.
The process of removing a culvert or covering from a stream or river to restore it to an open-air channel.
Examples
The architect is focusing on daylighting to reduce the office energy costs.
We should consider daylighting the lobby to make it feel more welcoming.
The city is daylighting the old creek that was buried under the road decades ago.
I wonder if they will ever finish daylighting that stream in the park.
Effective daylighting can significantly improve the mood of employees in a workspace.
The urban plan includes daylighting several hidden waterways to restore local biodiversity.
They are daylighting the basement by installing a series of light wells.