Slated for completion in 2015, the Gensler-designed PNC Headquarters is designed so that 91 percent of the floor plate has access to natural light—typical floor designs have natural light coverage closer to 67 percent.
2000 – 2011: Retrofitting Rampage and Energy Standards for the Present
Ironically, today's lighting design practices hinge largely on advances in building envelope design that result in less lighting being used, in part because glass curtain wall fabrication techniques have created larger and more efficient facades that allow more daylight into offices with less solar heat gain. +read article