In The Light of The Day

This CE course equips architects, designers, and builders with strategies to harness the benefits of natural light while mitigating its risks. It emphasizes daylight design, thermal expansion, UV damage, and reflected sunlight concerns to ensure resilient, energy‑efficient, and occupant‑friendly structures.

🕒 2 CE HOURS   

CREDIT DESIGNATION: LU| HSW          

Date of course creation/update: 04/21/2025

Course Approval NO:  515MCARP

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the dual nature of sunlight in building design—its ability to enhance well‑being and reduce energy use, alongside its potential to damage materials, increase cooling costs, and create safety hazards. Participants will examine design principles for maximizing daylight, managing shade and shadow, and addressing thermal expansion, UV radiation, and reflected sunlight. By the end, participants will be prepared to balance natural light benefits with protective measures in architectural design.

 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Recognize goals in using natural versus artificial light.

  2. Distinguish between shade and shadow effects.

  3. Determine design strategies to maximize daylight.

  4. Examine costs associated with sun‑induced damages beyond buildings.

  5. Discuss types of sun‑induced damage to buildings.

  6. Understand problems linked to thermal expansion of materials.

  7. Examine destructive impacts of UV radiation.

  8. Explain concerns from reflected sunlight.

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