Click the video player to watch the webinar and learn how fine-tuning light to our circadian rhythms can boost health and well-being.
In a sense, our brains are blue-sky detectors. We have evolved to scan the ambient light for its color, as this gives us useful information about the time of day. This has great implications for our wake-and-sleep patterns, and for our health and well-being. In natural habitats, the system works perfectly. But in a built environment with artificial lighting, our brains need a little help.
Understanding the circadian system allows us to mitigate the effects of jet lag, improve sleep and increase alertness. There are even indications that light therapy can raise the effectiveness of medication regimens, and that it might affect the clinical findings in studies involving test animals. Also, different wavelengths of light affect our minds in different ways.
In Light and health: implications for hospitality and beyond you will discover how new neurological and behavioural insights are transforming lighting applications in the hospitality and health industries, and beyond. This is especially relevant to populations that are highly sensitive to the effects of light, such as teenagers, the infirm and the elderly.
The evolution of lighting
Watch this Light Bite and learn how energy-efficient lighting can help pave the way towards a more sustainable future.
The Edge recordings
Watch this Light Bite trilogy and discover the perspectives on The Edge from Deloitte (tenant), OVG (real estate) and Fokkema (interior architect).
Open systems within smart cities
Watch this webinar held on Dec 6 and discover how different kinds of openness in their data infrastructure can help city services work together more efficiently.