Patients recovering from illnesses and injuries need a healthy environment where they can feel comfortable and free from stress. Daylighting plays a critical role in patient wellness and psychological health. Whether you’re a healthcare provider, a hospital administrator or an architect designing a healthcare facility, it’s vitally important that you provide a healthy environment, including ample...
Read MoreEnvironmental beauty, including daylighting, plays a big role in the success of your retail location. The more attractive the lighting and other environmental aspects of your store, the more successful your store will be. Incorporating daylighting in your retail location can help boost sales, improve customer loyalty and increase profits. Here’s what to know. Benefits of...
Read MoreSchools benefit from daylighting in countless ways. Daylighting brings greater attendance and academic performance, increased student achievement, reduced stress for students and teachers, lower utility costs, reduced fatigue for students, and improved student health. Daylighting is quieter and creates no flickering lights that could distract sensitive or hyper-alert students. By contrast, students in windowless rooms can be more hostile, maladjusted, and hesitant. In windowless classrooms,...
Read MoreStudies show that natural daylighting increases worker productivity and saves businesses money. It’s not enough for your office space to have good lighting – it needs to be daylighting. This is because daylighting has benefits for workers that other types of lighting cannot provide. If you’re a manager, company CEO, or a business owner of some...
Read MorePeople who work in offices with sufficient daylighting perform better than people who work in offices lit primarily by artificial lighting. The benefits of daylighting exposure in the workplace are varied. They include: increased productivity, reduced absenteeism and greater financial savings. Overall, people prefer to work in environments with a view. They enjoy exposure to sunlight, being able...
Read MoreDid you know that natural light can improve health and help cure some medical conditions? It can! Interior lighting can alleviate the common problems that affect people every day like – problems like overeating, oversleeping, work disturbance and energy loss. Improved light can have other positive effects as well. In fact, one controversial study showed that improved light could contribute...
Read MoreSkylighting has long been considered a luxury in homes and buildings. The natural beauty of filtered daylight illuminates corners, dashes away dark shadows, and creates a cheerful indoor environment that is inviting, attractive and valued. That said, there’s more to skylighting than beauty alone. Skylighting plays an essential role in the health and well-being of...
Read MoreThe eyes function at their best when they’re exposed to full-spectrum natural daylighting. Although some fluorescent-style lights provide full-spectrum light when turned on, the healthiest light for humans comes from the natural world. Indoors, the only way to gain exposure to this natural lighting is by installing more windows and skylights. Installation of skylights in each room can...
Read MoreNatural light is good for the body, mind and soul. It lifts our spirits, improves our productivity, and it gives us a light that requires no use of electricity or nonrenewable resources. Natural light is good for us all. When you build a home, create a commercial structure or remodel your existing structure, it’s important...
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