Lighting Resources

A case study on school design and lighting About a school that considered the latest research about lighting in their school construction plans and the resulting effects on achievement.

Blue Light & the Human Brain The human brain uses light not just to support vision but also to support alertness and cognitive tasks.

Blue Light May Fight Fatigue Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School have found that exposure to short wavelength, or blue light, during the biological night directly and immediately improves fatigue levels.

Daylight and Productivity This article summarizes research about daylight (as opposed to florescent light) and productivity.

Daylighting and School Design This article
summarizes research findings on student achievement and lighting.

Daylighting in Schools Daylighting in Schools: An investigation into the relationship between daylighting and human performance.

Effects of Blue Light on the Sleep Quality of Older Adults In recent years, scientists have learned that blue light is the most effective and efficient at stimulating the circadian system when combined with the
appropriate light intensity…

Flourescent Light Tube Guards for make blue light with florescent bulbs.

Fluorescent tube guards Choose in blue or green for a calming effect in the classroom. For more buying options, do a web search for Fluorescent tube guards. Purchase
the lightest blue that you can find.

Hue and timing determine whether rays are beneficial or detrimental This is part two of a two-part series on lighting’s environmental and human impacts. Part I: “Illuminating Changes,” is available at http://www.sciencenews.org.