Izibani zendabuko ziyizinto zokukhanyisa ezinemisebenzi eminingi ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ezinhlelweni ezihlukene ngenxa yekhono lazo lokugxilisa ukukhanya endaweni ethile. Lezi zibani zihlinzeka ngokukhanya okugxilile futhi zingasetshenziselwa ukukhanya kwezwi, ukugqamisa ubuciko nemibukiso kumagalari nakumamnyuziyamu, nokudala umphumela omangalisayo kumathiyetha nezigaba. Ekukhanyeni kwezakhiwo, izibani zendabuko zivame ukusetshenziselwa ukukhanyisa ama-facade wokwakha, izikhumbuzo, izifanekiso nezinye izakhiwo zangaphandle. Lezi zinhlelo zenzelwe ukumelana nezimo zezulu ezinzima futhi ngokuvamile zenziwe ngezinto ezihlala isikhathi eside njenge-aluminium nensimbi engagqwali.