The Best Lighting Tip You’ll Read all Month!

Do you want to sleep better? Adjusting your lighting during the day is a key feature in helping you have a better night’s rest. Switching up the lighting, also helps you concentrate during the day and keep awake.

Have a read of this important study which, if you read only one thing this month from us, THIS is an essential one!

Ticleanu shares that “A combination of bright daytime light and night-time darkness is essential for circadian entrainment and maintenance of a regular daily sleep–wake cycle. . . . Find indoor seating positions that receive abundant daylight levels but still allow for visual comfort to be maintained. For example, facing towards windows but at an angle and/or at a distance away from them so that glare does not occur, and visual task details are perceived easily, quickly and comfortably.. . .When using electric lighting, ensure it is brighter and has a cooler white colour appearance from mid-morning until early afternoon, then dim it down and set it to warmer white colour appearance towards the end of the day. . . . [after sunset] Face away from electric light sources as much as possible to reduce light levels at the eyes.”

Ticleanu.  2021. “Impacts of Home Lighting on Human Health.” Lighting Research and Technology, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 453-475,https://doi.org/10.1177/14771535211021064