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The natural light fixture from America's leader in high-performance Prismatic

Daylighting Solutions



Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights is a national leader in high-performance daylighting. Our single-minded mission is to harness the power of the sun to maximize the cost-effective energy savings of daylighting. Sunoptics optimizes lighting performance through prismatic lenses that provide the maximum amount of light transmittance while maintaining 100% diffusion which eliminates undesirable hot spots, glare and UV damage to the daylighted space.

Sunoptics manufactures all of it's own plastic with it's state-of-the-art extrusion equipment. This provides us the ability to control the light transmission capability of our plastics while maintaining the highest level of product quality in the industry. No other skylight manufacturer has this capability. Our state-of-the-art Photometric Lab as well as a multitude of third party testing confirms real-world performance of all our products.

Since 1978, Sunoptics High Performance Prismatic Skylights have been installed in several hundred million square feet of buildings worldwide. These skylights have the potential of replacing over 500 megawatts of electrical lighting energy during a utilities' peak load hours. According to a recent study by Heschong Mahone Group, Inc., a leading expert in daylighting engineering and design, if the U.S. retrofitted all existing buildings that it makes sense to daylight, the potential peak load reduction would equal 20, 000 megawatts. That's like replacing the energy produced by more than 40 coal fire energy plants.



Sunoptics is the inventor and worldwide leader in high-performance prismatic daylighting. Since 1978, we have stayed true to our original vision of an energy independent world through daylighting. Sunoptics high performance prismatic skylights optimize lighting performance through patented prismatic lenses that provide the maximum amount of light transmittance while maintaining 100% diffusion which eliminates undesirable hot spots, glare and UV damage to the daylighted space.

Sunoptics is dedicated to creating the finest daylighting environments in which to work, shop, learn, live and play, and we are committed to reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels for energy.



Maximize daylight for maximum productivity and profits

Daylighting with prismatic skylights provides more than daylight, it creates a whole new world of energy savings, reduced pollution, and improved work, shopping and learning environments.

That philosophy applies not just to supporting our customers? energy savings goals, but to all aspects of Sunoptics? product line.

Sunoptics products are expertly engineered to harness the full power of proper daylighting, thus creating a naturally bright work/learning/living environment for more hours of the day. Our prismatic lenses are manufactured right here on site. Their performance has been tested in our state-of-the-art Photometric Lab.

Sunoptics prismatic skylights provide:

The highest visible light transmittance in the industry in concert with excellent light distribution

Daylighting design assistance from experts who understand high-performance lighting for your type of building environment and your geographic climate

The greatest daylighting performance for your construction dollar