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Review: The Impact of Light in Buildings on Human Health
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There is still much to learn about the impact of light on human health but what is known is enough to ensure that the topic requires the attention of all those concerned with the lighting of buildings.Abstract:
The effects of light on health can be divided into three sections. The first is that of light as radiation. Exposure to the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation produced by light sources ca...read more
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Lighting in indoor environments: Visual and non-visual effects of light sources with different spectral power distributions
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce the recent discoveries in photobiology to those interested in lighting design, starting from a critical overview of traditional parameters since now used in lighting applications and then presenting a new theoretical approach to introduce non-visual parameters for lighting applications.
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The Human-Nature Relationship and Its Impact on Health: A Critical Review.
TL;DR: It is argued that using an interdisciplinary perspective can facilitate a deeper understanding of the complexities involved for attaining optimal health at the human–environmental interface.
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Building Environmental Assessment Schemes for Rating of IAQ in Sustainable Buildings
Chuck Wah Yu,Jeong Tai Kim +1 more
TL;DR: A review of the building environmental schemes for rating of indoor air quality which could have an important impact on health and wellbeing of occupants in sustainable homes and buildings is provided in this article.
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Effects of Indoor Lighting on Occupants’ Visual Comfort and Eye Health in a Green Building:
Taeyon Hwang,Jeong Tai Kim +1 more
TL;DR: The result showed that daylighting could improve the occupants’ psychological health and productivity and the screen-type shading device could intercept direct sunlight and reduce annoyance glare.
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Benefits and costs of artificial nighttime lighting of the environment
TL;DR: Artificial lighting has transformed the outdoor nighttime environment over large areas, modifying natural cycles of light in terms of timing, wavelength, and distribution as discussed by the authors. This has had widespread b...
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