Glazing can be optimized to enhance passive solar heating and daylight harvesting by exceeding the prescriptive limits of the energy code. This savings can be garnered without the high cost of external overhangs or expensive glazing products. The majority of savings from solar glazing are attributable to the increase in solar heating and secondarily to daylight illumination. Glazing with high solar gains can have a compelling advantage over code-compliant conventional glazing with low solar gains. In this article, the author discusses how solar glazing can benefit schools, and offers tips for school construction.