Research: Lighting Boosts Workers’ Sleep by 26 Minutes
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March 3, 2018
The installation of personalized, controllable lighting in an office has helped workers sleep longer by an average of 26 minutes, reports Lux Review.
A study conducted by Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands is the first to provide a qualitative measure of the importance of personalization in improving wellbeing, says Lux Review.
Office workers were first exposed to a randomly selected lighting regime for three weeks and then a new test regime in subsequent weeks. These workers received a dynamic light with varying colour temperatures and intensity. Researchers customized the light according to individuals’ ages and whether they were early risers or night owls.
Workers in a control group received standard office lighting with an average illuminance of 500 lux on their desks in a neutral white light.
On average, workers with personalized lighting reported sleeping 26 minutes longer.
To verify the findings, researchers will continue analyzing study data.
Read the Lux Review article: http://luxreview.com/article/2018/01/lighting-boosts-office-workers-sleep-by-26-minutes.
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