Can you sleep at night if the people in your care can’t? As a care provider, how would you feel if you came into work in the morning and found someone in your care had fallen and spent two hours lying in pain on the floor, knowing you could have done something about it? That […]
Creating great places to sleep – a duty of care Read More »
Counting down to the Care Show! I’ll be banging on about the business case for circadian lighting in residential care – and of course hoping to win the National Care Forum Innovation Challenge (please come along to stand C10 and say ‘hello’ and vote for us too!) But the real win will be the opportunity
How old is old? – and the business case for lighting Read More »
World Car-Free Day I’ve inherited my Dad’s Brompton – he was an avid cyclist all his life – another thing he passed on to me. But, just like Dad, lots of older adults stop cycling, feeling too wobbly on their feet to take the risk. And yet, paradoxically, cycling is the best exercise you can
On your bike – and pitching for the purple pound Read More »
It’s Migraine Awareness Week here in the UK. Migraine affects around one in seven of us at some point in our lives – over a billion people worldwide. This chronic condition causes debilitating headaches alongside difficulty focusing, nausea, problems with vision and extreme sensitivity to light, sound and smell – Migraine. Research over the past decade
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Lies, damned lies, and statistics How do you know if applied lighting research results are valid? Veitch et al ask this important question in this brilliant paper, using the celebrated Kruitoff Curve to demonstrate her argument: Kruithof proposed that we prefer bright lights to
Damned Lies and Statistics – and lighting = electric windows… Read More »
Design for Diversity As many as one in five of us are neurodivergent in some way – Neurodiversity at work: a biopsychosocial model and the impact on working adults. An estimated one in 100 people in the UK experience some degree of autistic traits, with over four times as many boys as girls receiving a diagnosis
Divergent or inclusive? – and spectral tuning for art’s sake Read More »
In the driver seat Control over your immediate workspace not only reduces back and eye strain, that sense of respect tends to make you feel more connected and engaged with the team, and you’re likely to get more done – Effects of control over office workspace on perceptions of the work environment and work outcomes. You’re
Shining example of personal control Read More »
I’m often asked whether Human-Centric lighting is just healthwash and marketing hype? To quote Houser, Boyce, Zeitzer & Herf – Human-centric lighting: Myth, magic or metaphor? human-centric lighting has sound motivations, despite being tainted by misleading marketing claims… they prefer the term Integrative lighting and stress that good lighting is not a product, it’s a solution led
Light = Caffeine? – Put the kettle on and see if you agree! Read More »
I’ve been on the road a lot these past few weeks – and the one thing that comes up time and again is the cost of going above and beyond the standard specification. ‘The competitors will come in cheaper’ is the constant refrain. Of course, the cost per calorie or per lumen, a better-quality lighting
Apples or Mars Bars? – It depends what you value Read More »
Post-exam recovery – sleeping in is not the best solution Lots of young people around me have finished their exams and don’t see the sun before noon. It may feel like a daily battle to get them out of bed- but here’s why it’s worth the fight – and some tips that will help. Irregular
Pacing yourself with light – post-exam recovery, micro-breaks and the summer solstice Read More »