PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 30, 2011– The current demand to reduce carbon emissions has prompted building designers, owners and occupiers to look at the energy efficiency of their lighting. But, is it simply a case of cutting the electricity used by your lig car news hting? Well, it might be, but poor lighting may lead to much higher carbon emissions and additional business costs.
It is highly accepted that lighting in the workplace is highly important, as 80% of our sensory inputs come through our eyes at work. In addition to that, we can now use lighting technology to create a more productive work space with benefits for both the business and the health and well-being of the staff.
Although, lighting may use as much as 40% of an office building's electricity, it only represents a tiny fraction of a business labour's costs. A quick fix that spoils the lighting design can compromise productivity, and lead to staff having to work longer hours because their effectiveness and concentration has been ruined.
A quick fix was sought in a number of cases in the past. At the present, T5 high efficiency linear fluorescent lighting are capable of delivering a system efficacy in excess of 80 lumens per watt, while the very best LED lighting solutions are achieving 60-65 lumens per system watt, and matching the colour rendering and consistency of a good fluorescent lamp can significantly reduce this figure. There is also the danger that future aston martin legislation covering the energy use of lighting chrysler might encourage the use of 'quick fixes' by relying too heavily on energy efficiency numbers.
There have been a number of studies carried out over the last few years surrounding the use of fluorescent lighting with very high correlated colour temperatures, where the light is almost blue. The basic premise being pursued by blue lighting is to emulate daylight, which changes in both intensity and colour from sunrise to sunset.
Different studies published since 2007 have demonstrated that blue-enriched artificial lighting was beneficial to the subjects exposed to it. Participants of these studies reported improved productivity, fatigue reduction, greater alertness, better sleep patterns and reductions in eye strain. Conf chevrolet irming all of them that this 'blue sky' approach to lighting is more effective in its purpose than more conventional solutions, and fortunately we can do it with LEDs as well.
Therefore, if we build on our understanding of lighting in the workplace and we improve the way it is delivered, we could even work fewer hours to the same result, which would be an effective energy reduction measure!
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