Microsoft continues its tradition of futurism, this time winning a Red Dot Design award for a concept called “Flowspace Pod.” The integrated lighting on both sides of the pod really caught my eye: Surrounding the large adjustable touchscreen (which reminds … Continue reading microsoft’s flowspace pod
It’s hard to comprehend how fast technology prices plummet and the implications for the built environment. Case in point: 65″ 4K LCDs panels are now cheaper than the cost of typical cubicle workstation dividers. Don’t believe me? Go to Walmart.com … Continue reading the future of office design?
Check out this really clever and well-produced video from YouTuber DIY Perks of how to build an “artificial sun” effect: One of the best and most understandable discussions of daylight that I’ve seen yet. Indeed, this combination of two key … Continue reading DIY artificial sun
Cree Lighting launched a clever new product line called Cadiant, that creates the illusion of daylight shining through a pop-up skylight. In reality, it is a 2’x2′ (60cm x 60cm) troffer that combines a luminous top surface (recessed upwards 8″) … Continue reading cree cadiant system
I found this nicely composed chart for the visible spectrum, with an emphasis on the varying effects of blue light. I can’t find the original source but within the image it is credited to “High Performance Optics”. Continue reading visible spectrum image
Circadian Light is a startup located outside of Boston producing lighting fixtures that purport to offer real circadian rhythm control over blue light spectra. Looks like they are starting with basic troffers. I don’t much about them, but they’ve posted … Continue reading circadian light
Check out this amazing article exploring the current state of knowledge on the science of circadian lighting: “The Age of Enlightenment: The Promise of Circadian Lighting“, by Lynne Peeples on the website Undark.org. Really…this is one of the best examples … Continue reading age of enlightenment: the promise of circadian lighting
According to Lux Magazine: Neuroscientist professor Russell Foster…led the team at Oxford University which discovered the eye’s third photosensitive cells, creating a whole new paradigm in interior lighting. Previously unknown to science, the cells hold the key to our understanding … Continue reading russell foster
For us lighting nerds, a terrific webinar hosted by the US DOE discussing the state of the actual scientific research on street lighting and sky-glow sources, versus the extreme scare-mongering of recent “scientific” publications: Bruce Kinzey of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory … Continue reading US DOE street lighting “get the facts” webinar
Check out the new fact sheet published by the DOE. It helps to clarify and dispel some of the myths surrounding LED lighting and its impacts on health. I think this paragraph is the perfect summary: What may be beneficial for an occupant during the day may be harmful at night, and may vary significantly between individuals in a given space. Complicating things even more is the need to balance the desire for alertness with preservation of normal circadian rhythms among night-shift workers, for example. Therefore, even if a prescription for effective nonvisual stimulation is developed, implementing the solution may … Continue reading U.S. DOE releases new fact sheet on light + health
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