Productivity and employee health are greatly influenced by the office lighting. Well-designed, well thought-out lighting makes everyone work more efficiently and feel better, while poor lighting design can be unpleasant and unhealthy for everyone concerned.
Here are some sure-fire tips for creating the perfect lighting scheme in your office:
Where you use a computer, utilize desk lamps instead of overhead lighting wherever possible. Top-down lighting represent an example of over-lighting and only adds to glare (which causes headache and eye strain).
Use indirect lighting throughout the office. Indirect lighting has been shown to improve working conditions for employees significantly. With indirect lighting you achieve better balance by sending a portion of the light down towards the workspace and some upward towards the ceiling. To achieve this effect, use a central ceiling-based light fixture.
Make sure there is no direct sunlight coming in on computer monitors. This causes significant glare which is another source of eye strain.
Keep light levels higher in cold winter months. Low levels of light during the winter months has been shown to cause Seasonal Depression Syndrome.
Remember, better light means happier, healthier employees!
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