Implementing Tubular Daylighting in Commercial Facilities

Presenter Information

Name: Neall Digert

Title: VP of Innovation - Kingspan Light + Air/Solatube International, Solatube International

Background:

Dr. Digert is active in the global daylighting design and performance metric development process, serving as director of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) from 2011-2013, vice chairperson of the IES Daylighting Committee, founding member and chairperson of the IES Daylighting Metric Committee, codeveloper of the Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA) and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE) metrics, vice-chairperson of the NEMA Daylighting Management Council, chairperson for the NEMA Daylight Management Council’s Daylighting Symposium Task Group, second vice president of the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Skylight and Sloped Glazing Council, and chairperson for the National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) Tubular Daylighting Device Task Group responsible for developing the VTannual product testing and performance standard for optically complex fenestration. Dr. Digert’s technical background encompasses illumination engineering, building energy engineering, and the psychology of perception relative to luminous environments. Dr. Digert holds a bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering, a master of science degree in building energy/civil engineering, and a doctorate in building energy/civil engineering, all earned at the University of Colorado.