In a world where urban overheating is becoming an increasingly critical problem, innovative solutions to adapt to climate change and improve urban quality of life are needed more urgently than ever. Measures such as the greening of streets and façades are increasingly being used as countermeasures to reduce temperatures in urban areas and improve air quality. While these approaches contribute significantly to reducing urban heat islands, they also bring with them a new challenge: the restriction of natural daylight in working and living spaces.


The densification of urban spaces and the increasing need to make buildings energy-efficient and environmentally friendly require a rethink in architecture and urban planning. The traditional use of daylight is reaching its limits in this new context. It is becoming increasingly necessary to pursue new approaches and develop innovative daylight solutions that enable natural light to be channelled effectively into the depths of urban structures.

As daylight engineers, we are at the forefront of this development, which is in line with the vision of a Green Planet. Our work focuses on directing daylight into spaces through creative and technically advanced daylight engineering methods. By using innovative daylighting systems, we can maximize natural lighting in buildings without compromising efforts to improve the urban climate and promote sustainability in the spirit of a Green Planet.


The challenge of cooling urban spaces while ensuring mental wellbeing through adequate daylight requires a balance that can only be achieved through innovative design approaches and technical solutions. I am convinced that by integrating advanced daylighting technologies into our buildings and cities, we can not only help solve the problem of overheating, but also create more liveable, healthier and sustainable urban environments.