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Occupant-Centred Controls for Human-Centric lighting? – and notes for sun-seekers

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I’ve been reading a lot about ‘Smart Buildings’ recently. Lots of information out there including this event on Thursday – IES Webinar Series – Toward to “Lighting 4.0” Era, the SSL2 (Sustainable Smart Lighting x Solid State Light sources) Concept It’s easy to see why – Building Management Systems can cut energy use from lighting by […]

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Light = Caffeine? – Put the kettle on and see if you agree!

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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

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Why spending money on fancy lights is a harbinger of failure…

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It’s tempting to stay in our cosy bubble with other ‘good’ people who are sold on the value of good-quality lighting and even perhaps, ‘Human Centred Lighting’ – by which I mean Kevin Houser’s simple and balanced definition as lighting that ‘considers the visual and non-visual effects of light in support of positive human outcomes’…

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