Classroom Conditions and Student Achievement (10-23-20)
Brink and colleagues evaluated links between college/university classroom conditions and student performance.
Light
Office Light Exposure Varies (10-14-20)
Peeters, Smolders, and de Kort report on variations in lighting experiences among people working in the same office.
Lighting for Sleeping (10-08-20)
Investigators have found that varying lighting in nursing homes during the course of the day, so that light intensity and color mimics lighting conditions outdoors, supports better sleep among residents.
Lighting Resource from Rensselaer (09-11-20)
The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer is making available, at the web address noted below, an information-packed video that will be useful both to people designing lightscapes and also to anyone working from home.
Blue Light: Implications
Effects on performance and alertness
Patient Room Lighting (08-12-20)
Research completed by McCunn and colleagues confirms the value of allowing people some control over their physical environment.
Teenagers and Light at Night (07-17-20)
Research lead by Paksarian and Merikangas, and published in JAMA Psychiatry, confirms that nighttime light can have undesirable consequences.
Science-Informed Lighting: Planning the Kelvins and Lux
Our emotional, cognitive, and physical wellbeing are linked to the light in the space we’re in; whether it is natural or artificial, dim or bright, cool or warm. Neuroscience research reveals how designers can use light indoors to positively affect humans’ experiences at home, work, school, or wherever they might be and whatever they're doing.
Science-Based Lighting Tool
Very handy, open access
Benefits of Brightness (06-09-20)
Researchers at the Lighting Research Center confirm the value of spending time in brightly lit spaces.
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