Lighting quality and office work: two field simulation experiments Export

@article{citeulike:1014362, abstract = {This paper describes two experiments concerning the effects of variations in lighting quality on office worker performance, health, and well-being. Experiment 1 had four experimental conditions: a regular array of fully direct recessed parabolic luminaires; direct/indirect luminaires with no control; direct/indirect luminaires with a switchable desk lamp; and, workstation-specific direct/indirect luminaires with control over the direct portion. Experiment 2 contrasted two conditions with no individual lighting control: a regular array of recessed prismatic lensed luminaires, and suspended direct/indirect luminaires. Participants considered the direct/indirect systems to be more comfortable than the direct-only systems, with a further increase in comfort associated with individual control in Experiment 1. There were no simple main effects of lighting quality on the performance of any task, although the expected changes in performance associated with task visibility, practice, and fatigue were found. Interactions between lighting quality and time suggested that having a degree of individual control of lighting tended to maintain motivation and vigilance over the day.}, author = {Boyce, P. R. and Veitch, J. A. and Newsham, G. R. and Jones, C. C. and Heerwagen, J. and Myer, M. and Hunter, C. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {1014362}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/lrt/2006/00000038/00000003/art00003}, journal = {Lighting Research and Technology}, keywords = {brightness, lighting}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {191--223}, posted-at = {2006-12-26 08:08:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Lighting quality and office work: two field simulation experiments}, url = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/lrt/2006/00000038/00000003/art00003}, volume = {38}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1014362 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1014362 N2 - This paper describes two experiments concerning the effects of variations in lighting quality on office worker performance, health, and well-being. Experiment 1 had four experimental conditions: a regular array of fully direct recessed parabolic luminaires; direct/indirect luminaires with no control; direct/indirect luminaires with a switchable desk lamp; and, workstation-specific direct/indirect luminaires with control over the direct portion. Experiment 2 contrasted two conditions with no individual lighting control: a regular array of recessed prismatic lensed luminaires, and suspended direct/indirect luminaires. Participants considered the direct/indirect systems to be more comfortable than the direct-only systems, with a further increase in comfort associated with individual control in Experiment 1. There were no simple main effects of lighting quality on the performance of any task, although the expected changes in performance associated with task visibility, practice, and fatigue were found. Interactions between lighting quality and time suggested that having a degree of individual control of lighting tended to maintain motivation and vigilance over the day. IS - 3 JF - Lighting Research and Technology EP - 223 TI - Lighting quality and office work: two field simulation experiments VL - 38 SP - 191 KW - brightness KW - lighting AU - Boyce, PR AU - Veitch, JA AU - Newsham, GR AU - Jones, CC AU - Heerwagen, J AU - Myer, M AU - Hunter, CM PY - 2006/09// UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/lrt/2006/00000038/00000003/art00003 ER -