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Lighting is a crucial part of the work environment which contributes to well-being and work efficiency. We help professional workplaces to improve task efficiency and employee comfort. Our intelligent lighting systems are also compatible with other systems, such as A/V-, ventilation and heating systems.

Fluorescent lighting systems are still the most prevalent sources of illumination in offices. By their physical nature don’t provide the wavelengths necessary to entrain the daily rhythm that is needed to synchronize the sleep/wake rhythm with the solar day. Lighting conditions must create conditions that motivate employees and improve their wellbeing. The mimicked daylight in BioCentric Lighting™ is customized for the needs of staff and businesses. In an environment of natural light, staff members feel better, see higher levels of concentration and find it easier to focus on tasks. Proper lighting ergonomics reduce tension in eyes, neck, and shoulders, and has been shown to ease headaches for some customers. Light can help optimize the experience of the working environment in all areas of the oofice. 

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Lighting as a tool in the professional workplace

Improve working memory

Light can positively affect cognitive working memory after certain light exposure. In a study with healthy participants exposure of 30 min of blue (469 nm) light but not amber (578 nm) light had a beneficial effect on reaction times and short term memory when tested 30 min after the light exposure. This improved cognitive performance was also accompanied with an increased activity in the prefrontal cortex in the brain as examined with functional magnetic resonance imaging³.

Higher employee comfort

Lighting plays a key role in helping to create an efficient office environment to ensure that employees reach their full potential. Lighting within a room influences our state of mood and lighting environments must create con- ditions that motivates and promotes wellbeing. Furthermore, adequate lighting is associated with a feeling of happiness. Blue-toned white light has shown a direct subjective mood enhancing effect⁸ and when adults rate their mood, it is the blue light that is given the highest mood scores⁹. 

Area adaptability

BCL supports an efficient use of office space. Standard settings allow the light to change dynamically in a day-like manner. The system allows for high levels of adaptability. For example, conference rooms can include different settings based on the activities. A more intense light with higher CCT can be used for brainstorming sessions and a lower intensity light can be used during presentations.

References

3. Alkozei A, Smith R, Dailey NS, Bajaj S, Killgore WDS Acute exposure to blue wavelength light during memory consolidation improves verbal memory performance PLoS One (2017) Sep 18;12(9):e0184884
8. Choi K, Shin C, Kim T, Chung HJ, Suk HJ Awakening effects
of blue-enriched morning light exposure on university students’ physiological and subjective responses Sci Rep (2019) Jan 23;9(1):345
9. Viola AU, James LM, Schlangen LJ, Dijk DJ Blue-enriched white light in the workplace improves self-reported alertness, performance and sleep quality Scand J Work Environ Health (2008) Aug;34(4):297-306