Conference proceeding
Daylighting, Daylight Simulation and Public Health: Low-Energy Lighting for Optimal Vision/Visual Acuity and Health/Wellbeing
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings, (57), pp 2064-2071
May 2011
Abstract
Indoor Ecology (IE) is an emerging research field that aims to develop new approaches and technologies which allow indoor environments and occupants to dynamically co-adapt to each other in order to enhance human wellbeing and productivity while simultaneously optimizing energy efficiency. The central idea in IE is that humans, building systems and the interior environment form a single, integrated complex 'ecosystem'. One way to IE optimization is though lighting, especially daylighting and daylight simulation. Current approaches to energy-efficient buildings emphasize only limited aspects of interior lighting, such as the carbon footprint, without regard to the multiple effects lighting has on human health, wellbeing and productivity which must be considered if truly sustainable interior spaces are to be designed. This paper documents five ongoing investigations which study various aspects of the lighting-human interaction in a variety of circumstances. For example, students in the classroom setting are exposed to wide changes in lighting as well as inadequate light during early classes, likely affecting attention, retention and performance. Subjects displayed a marked preference for natural lighting when given the option; supporting a general hypothesis that daylighting might be a solution to the twin problems of promoting health and productivity while decreasing energy use.
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- Title
- Daylighting, Daylight Simulation and Public Health
- Creators
- Eugenia Victoria Ellis (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityNeal Handly (Author) - Drexel UniversityDonald L. McEachron (Author) - Drexel UniversityA. Del Risco (Author) - Florida State UniversityM. Baynard (Author) - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings, (57), pp 2064-2071
- Conference
- World Renewable Energy Congress 2011 (Linkoping, Sweden, 08 May 2011–13 May 2011)
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering; Emergency Medicine
- Other Identifier
- 991014632250504721