AHO WORKS STUDIES 2012-2013
Diploma Projects
Master of Industrial Design
NUUN DAYLIGHTING - LOCAL HARVESTING OF ENERGY
KRISTIAN AARSETH AND MARTIN NESHEIM
Supervisor: Steinar Killi
Nuun Daylighting
harvests sunlight, and gives indoor daylight, heating and ventilation. This
gives an optimization of indoor climate for enhanced well-being, based on solar energy, which
is cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
The system is placed on the roof of a building. Through optics the sunlight gets utilized, both
as light and as thermic heating. The system can adapt existing buildings to meet the desires and
needs of the future.
The sunlight is guided through an optical sun-catching system using a hollow light trans-
mitting tube with a highly reflective inside. The system also offers natural ventilation based
on convection (principles on movement in hot air.) The Nuun system can operate alone, or in
combination with existing heating or ventilation systems.
The system transfers sunlight into the building. This contributes to covering the daily need
for daylight exposure. By applying a local system that is driven by renewal energy, the electrical
energy consumption is dramatically reduced.
Nuun Daylighting
thereby contributes to meeting
the European Union’s targets for sustainability. The Nuun system comes with an integrated LED
system that can boost the daylight or create a mood light at night.
A movie about the project can be seen at:
