High-quality lighting: energy-efficiency that enhances employee well-being

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Author	Search for: Veitch, J. A.¹; Search for: Newsham, G. R.¹; Search for: Jones, C. C.; Search for: Arsenault, C. D.¹; Search for: Mancini, S.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Subject	lighting, luminaire, organizational productivity, well-being, energy efficiency, individual control, appraisal, satisfaction, direct-indirect lighting; Lighting
Abstract	This paper reports a field investigation in to the behavioural effects of an energy-saving lighting retrofit. The results show that workstation-specific direct-indirect lighting with individual control is perceived as being more comfortable than recessed parabolic-louvered luminaires. Offices lit with the new lighting were more likely to be perceived as having better lighting than other similar offices. These effects have been previously associated with better outcomes related to organizational productivity. The pattern of results from several studies shows that good-quality lighting can deliver individual, organizational, and environmental benefits.
Publication date	2010-03-14
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 53286 NRC-IRC-20972
NPARC number	20374615
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Record identifier	53f056ca-7b54-4ca3-82c1-7295d97bfaba
Record created	2012-07-23
Record modified	2020-04-17

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