Product: Parans Solar Lighting Collection System

The Parans solar lighting collection system transports sunlight to indoor spaces that may not have access to natural light. Mounted outdoors, the system’s 114cm-by-27cm-by-57cm receiver tracks the sun and can deliver up to 6,000 lumens—the equivalent of 14 standard 40W lamps—via cables to a luminaire as far as 20m away. One receiver can suitably illuminate a 430-square-foot room. Several light-fixture options are available. • parans.com

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Wanda Lau, LEED AP, is the former executive editor of ARCHITECT magazine. Along with 10 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction management, she holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Michigan State University, an S.M. in building technology from MIT, and an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Her work appears in several journals, books, and magazines, including Men's Health, ASID Icon, and University Business. Follow her on Twitter.

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