Good Lighting Design increase Productivity and Ambience in Office


How often do you hear that the lighting in an office gives a member  of the team headaches? More often than not, we have to rely on fluorescent lighting, rather than daylight. 

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There has been extensive research done on the office environment which recommends basic principles for improving employee health and well-being through the best use of lighting, as well as other health and safety factors which need to be taken into consideration. The latter looks at potential risks in the environment and includes points such as the inclusion of emergency lighting, the avoidance of excessive differences in illuminance within an area and eliminating glare, flicker or stroboscopic effects.

The most important of the basic principles of lighting an office space is daylight. It’s essential to get as much as possible into a room, filling the whole space – and not just the area by the windows. It’s been shown that a person working at a desk in the middle of an office took more time off through sickness than a colleague working near a window. Factors for this included happiness and motivation .

Another element to consider is evening and night working. Daylight can now be created inside a building, so that wherever the working area is, employees are able to work to their maximum capacity in what feels like daylight – whatever the time of day.

Hot desking has become very popular in recent years, with employees often sharing a desk on different days. If they like a particular style of lighting, then it’s possible to allow it to change at that desk. This is very simple and ensures the employee has the right lighting to create a good working environment, regardless of where they choose to sit.

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They say that first impressions make the biggest impact on a person – particularly in a reception area or entrance. It’s therefore important to also consider how your clients feel as they enter your building – avoid anything boring or dull and instead ensure your lighting creates an impact.

A different type of working environment to consider is within a warehouse or factory. There’s a lot of space in both of these areas, so the lighting must create the right atmosphere, but be energy efficient too. Through the use of control and the right lighting this can be achieved, as long as the tasks being performed and different zones are understood.

To create a lighting scheme that will benefit your employees and be energy efficient, take advice from a lighting designer – they’ll be able to look at the whole picture and consider all of the effects the lighting will have.

Courtesy – Author   :  CHRIS WATTS


Conclusion 


A good Lighting design for Office space can be done by  following simple techniques below .

  • Select correct wattage fitting  -With help of Dialux software a Lighting designer can do calculation to know the quantity and wattage of lamps needed to achieve  LUX level for required space .
  • No Glare -(UGR-Unified Glare Rating ) There should not be any glare coming to workers eyes . Reason for Glare can be from many ways like reflection for lights from glass table , floor, computer screen  etc.. So best way to avoid glare are below  


  • Use diffused lights (Not the best solution for glare)
  • Use deep recessed light
  • Use lights with louvers (This is the best way) 

  • No Shadows – Place a light in the wrong spot will make workers uncomfortable. shadows are the most irritating thing for workers . Shadows can be avoided by using below techniques .

  • Use  diffused light fittings is the easiest way to avoid shadow
  • Use  task lights to ignore shadows on work desk 
  • Position of Lights should be accurate as per area and furniture’s 











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