To learn how to offset the effects of short days — especially in rooms that already suffer from low natural light — we talked to 11 Dering Hall designers experienced in making a little light ...

Full-opening windows, overhangs and adjustable blinds, and light shelves are among the options that increase daylight. Gannon and Capeluto believe that their design guidelines could also be applied in ...

Using as much natural light in buildings as possible has many advantages over using artificial lights, if its penetration is appropriately controlled, according to assistant professor Marilyne ...

Light is an essential element to perceive architecture and to live and work in buildings. Therefore architects, lighting designers, teachers, and researchers have written inspirational books about ...

What unites them, aside from being striking buildings, is how they demonstrate the powerful effect that architecture, through elements like space, light, geometry and materials, can have on our mood.

A new trend in patient-centered hospital design centers on making spaces more welcoming and comfortable through natural light, Wired reported Jan. 5.

Natural light in office boosts health Date: August 8, 2014 Source: Northwestern University Summary: Office workers with more natural light exposure at the office had longer sleep duration, better ...

The type of light we are exposed to—natural or artificial—can have profound effects on our physical and mental health. Our current lifestyle makes us more accessible to artificial light than ...

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