The next-generation Brighten Up® Skylight Series represents a significant evolution in residential daylighting, transforming tubular skylights from purely functional products into architectural design elements. Engineered to deliver exceptional daylight performance, enhanced thermal efficiency and greater design flexibility, the new series gives homeowners unprecedented control over how natural light enters their living spaces.
Unlike traditional skylights that allow direct sunlight to enter a room, often creating glare, harsh hotspots and fluctuating light levels throughout the day, the Brighten Up Skylight Series is designed to capture, transport and distribute daylight evenly. At the core of the system is Solatube's proprietary Raybender® 3000 dome technology, which captures daylight from multiple angles throughout the day, paired with SpectraLight® Infinity tubing, one of the world's most reflective materials with 99.7% reflectivity. Together, these technologies maximize daylight delivery while maintaining consistent illumination from sunrise to sunset. Optional InfraReduction® Technology further enhances performance by minimizing solar heat gain, helping homeowners enjoy abundant natural daylight while maintaining indoor comfort and energy efficiency.
The most significant advancement in this generation is the complete redesign of the product's delivery zone, where daylight enters the living space. Rather than offering a single diffuser style, the Brighten Up Skylight Series introduces two entirely new decorative ceiling fixture collections that allow homeowners and designers to intentionally select the appearance and quality of daylight to complement a room's architecture and interior design.
The ThinLine™ Collection features ultra-low-profile fixtures with a profile up to 70% thinner than previous generations, creating a clean, nearly flush appearance that blends seamlessly into modern ceilings. Homeowners can choose between SoftView™, which delivers a wide-spreading pearlescent glow for soft, glare-free illumination, or OptiView™, a crystal-like Fresnel lens that creates the visual impression of looking through a skylight toward the sky. Both diffuser styles are available in round and square configurations.
For projects seeking greater architectural presence, the Contour™ Collection offers sculpted ceiling fixtures that make daylight part of the room's design aesthetic. The collection includes JustFrost™, which provides softly diffused illumination through a layered frosted lens; TierDrop™, which distributes daylight through cascading contours to create an elegant ceiling halo while spreading light throughout the room; and OptiView™ Frost, which combines Fresnel optics with a frosted diffuser to create a dramatic architectural statement.
The series also expands installation possibilities with the introduction of the new 290DS Plus™, featuring a larger 21-inch diffuser specifically engineered for expansive living areas, open-concept kitchens and vaulted ceilings. The larger aperture provides a more substantial ceiling presence while delivering broad, evenly distributed daylight across larger spaces.
Complementing these aesthetic enhancements is the introduction of ComfortSeal™ Technology, a newly engineered ceiling interface that improves thermal performance. Featuring four integrated seals and stackable ThermoLens options, ComfortSeal reduces air transfer between conditioned living spaces and the attic, helping maintain consistent indoor temperatures while improving overall energy efficiency. The system demonstrates that superior daylighting performance and thermal efficiency can coexist without compromise.
Beyond its technical innovations, the Brighten Up Skylight Series maintains the practical advantages that have defined Solatube's tubular daylighting systems for decades. Most installations can be completed by certified installers in approximately two hours without reframing, drywall repair or painting, making the product an accessible solution for both new construction and renovation projects.
By combining advanced optical engineering, energy-efficient performance and architecturally inspired fixture design, the Brighten Up Skylight Series redefines what homeowners can expect from a daylighting product. Rather than simply bringing sunlight indoors, it transforms natural daylight into a customizable design feature that enhances comfort, aesthetics and sustainability, earning its position as Solatube's most advanced residential daylighting system to date.
Unlike traditional skylights that allow direct sunlight to enter a room, often creating glare, harsh hotspots and fluctuating light levels throughout the day, the Brighten Up Skylight Series is designed to capture, transport and distribute daylight evenly. At the core of the system is Solatube's proprietary Raybender® 3000 dome technology, which captures daylight from multiple angles throughout the day, paired with SpectraLight® Infinity tubing, one of the world's most reflective materials with 99.7% reflectivity. Together, these technologies maximize daylight delivery while maintaining consistent illumination from sunrise to sunset. Optional InfraReduction® Technology further enhances performance by minimizing solar heat gain, helping homeowners enjoy abundant natural daylight while maintaining indoor comfort and energy efficiency.
The most significant advancement in this generation is the complete redesign of the product's delivery zone, where daylight enters the living space. Rather than offering a single diffuser style, the Brighten Up Skylight Series introduces two entirely new decorative ceiling fixture collections that allow homeowners and designers to intentionally select the appearance and quality of daylight to complement a room's architecture and interior design.
The ThinLine™ Collection features ultra-low-profile fixtures with a profile up to 70% thinner than previous generations, creating a clean, nearly flush appearance that blends seamlessly into modern ceilings. Homeowners can choose between SoftView™, which delivers a wide-spreading pearlescent glow for soft, glare-free illumination, or OptiView™, a crystal-like Fresnel lens that creates the visual impression of looking through a skylight toward the sky. Both diffuser styles are available in round and square configurations.
For projects seeking greater architectural presence, the Contour™ Collection offers sculpted ceiling fixtures that make daylight part of the room's design aesthetic. The collection includes JustFrost™, which provides softly diffused illumination through a layered frosted lens; TierDrop™, which distributes daylight through cascading contours to create an elegant ceiling halo while spreading light throughout the room; and OptiView™ Frost, which combines Fresnel optics with a frosted diffuser to create a dramatic architectural statement.
The series also expands installation possibilities with the introduction of the new 290DS Plus™, featuring a larger 21-inch diffuser specifically engineered for expansive living areas, open-concept kitchens and vaulted ceilings. The larger aperture provides a more substantial ceiling presence while delivering broad, evenly distributed daylight across larger spaces.
Complementing these aesthetic enhancements is the introduction of ComfortSeal™ Technology, a newly engineered ceiling interface that improves thermal performance. Featuring four integrated seals and stackable ThermoLens options, ComfortSeal reduces air transfer between conditioned living spaces and the attic, helping maintain consistent indoor temperatures while improving overall energy efficiency. The system demonstrates that superior daylighting performance and thermal efficiency can coexist without compromise.
Beyond its technical innovations, the Brighten Up Skylight Series maintains the practical advantages that have defined Solatube's tubular daylighting systems for decades. Most installations can be completed by certified installers in approximately two hours without reframing, drywall repair or painting, making the product an accessible solution for both new construction and renovation projects.
By combining advanced optical engineering, energy-efficient performance and architecturally inspired fixture design, the Brighten Up Skylight Series redefines what homeowners can expect from a daylighting product. Rather than simply bringing sunlight indoors, it transforms natural daylight into a customizable design feature that enhances comfort, aesthetics and sustainability, earning its position as Solatube's most advanced residential daylighting system to date.
Solatube International Inc., based in Vista, Calif. (northern San Diego County), is the worldwide leading innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of Tubular Daylighting Devices (TDDs). Solatube Daylighting Systems bring natural daylight into commercial buildings, schools, and homes to create pleasant, well-illuminated, and eco-friendly indoor environments. Using patented technology, Solatube Daylighting Systems maximize light capture through optical domes on the roof, efficiently transfer it through highly reflective tubing, then diffusing natural daylight into indoor spaces where it was once thought impossible.
