This evening I was at the local swimming pool and at the end of my line there was a man sitting in the sun, well built, type suburbian Adonis. He sat there quite a long time. He was wearing dark diving goggles, but not for swimming. He probably just didn’t want the reflection on the water to disturb him with glare, while he was watching the people swimming in the evening sun. He was sun bathing. Continue reading “Does a “healthy tan” exist?”
Safety and Orientation – Light for the modern Neanderthal
The infrastructure of a building starts already in front of the entrance. Is the entrance clearly recognizable? Is there transparency from the outside in, that makes the building appear inviting and suggests security? Or is the sky reflected so strongly in the glass facade, that everything behind it appears dark?
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Human orientated design – Guest Post
Luke Wallace is a Lighting Designer at LITEtask, in Leeds, UK. We met at Continue reading “Human orientated design – Guest Post”
There are costs and benefits – how much dynamic light for the money?
This month I am pursued the question whether biodynamic light produces really that much higher costs than conventional LED installations. Continue reading “There are costs and benefits – how much dynamic light for the money?”
Lighting questions: HCL-sampling
What should you consider when a sampling with dynamic light?
As with any sampling: make no half measures!
-Daylight works just pleasantly, if it is a lot. Continue reading “Lighting questions: HCL-sampling”
Human centric lighting seminar in Rotterdam
When my colleague Kurt Grillmayr and I to human were invited centric lighting in Rotterdam as presenters seminar, it is again I realized: the best thing about the work as lighting designers and consultants are incredibly enthus Continue reading “Human centric lighting seminar in Rotterdam”
Lighting questions: Monitor light
Proportion has the General lighting, if I sit all day on the PC monitor?
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Thank you for the question! Actually, is usually very bluish light emitted from the monitor and can thus select. Unfortunately also in t Continue reading “Lighting questions: Monitor light”
The circadian light history for plan light floor luminaire “butler”
Plentiful Office lights on the market. The “butler” floor lamp from light plan differs from them, that she will be delivered with a preset course of daylight. It is an adaptation Continue reading “The circadian light history for plan light floor luminaire “butler””
Dynamic lighting for libraries?
The dynamic lighting in public areas such as libraries do I need? The use is very different, for some a clearance for other work and study. Is it useful here to apply dynamic light? Continue reading “Dynamic lighting for libraries?”
How much light in the workplace for a biological effect?
or: Why the theme "Healthy light" not really interested.
While I'm here talking about the activating effect of light, better sleep and more performance, you'd be happy, if you properly could see everything at your workplace, without Continue reading “How much light in the workplace for a biological effect?”