This three-part session will explore and debate design assumptions and associated research findings specific to light’s effect on human behavior in educational facilities. Three highly qualified experts from the realms of lighting design and research will present their views on Connectedness (people with one another and their environments) and Comfort , including fresh perspectives on daylighting, glare, light patterns, “photic history,” and lighting control techniques. The desired outcomes of the speaker/audience interactions are 1) to highlight any direct connections between known research and lighting practice as they relate to human behavior in educational facilities, and 2) to identify key areas of research that could significantly inform and improve future design.
This three-part session will explore and debate design assumptions and associated research findings specific to light’s effect on human behavior in educational facilities. Three highly qualified experts from
the realms of lighting design and research will present their views on Connectedness (people with one another and their environments) and Comfort , including fresh perspectives on daylighting, glare, light patterns, “photic history,” and lighting control techniques. The desired outcomes of the speaker/audience interactions are 1) to highlight any direct connections between known research and lighting practice
as they relate to human behavior in educational facilities, and 2) to identify key areas of research that could significantly inform and improve future design.
This three-part session will explore and debate design assumptions and associated research findings specific to light’s effect on human behavior in educational facilities. Three highly qualified experts from
the realms of lighting design and research will present their views on Connectedness (people with one another and their environments) and Comfort , including fresh perspectives on daylighting, glare, light patterns, “photic history,” and lighting control techniques. The desired outcomes of the speaker/audience interactions are 1) to highlight any direct connections between known research and lighting practice
as they relate to human behavior in educational facilities, and 2) to identify key areas of research that could significantly inform and improve future design.
This session will examine what role lighting design can play in influencing human behavior in the nighttime outdoor environment. The presenters will illustrate design practice techniques used to exploit light's ability to reinforce, enhance, modify and manipulate behavioral response. They will offer up case study precedent work as well as established lighting design methodologies for such approaches. The goal will be to provide the designer's perspective on how these frequently applied methods can result in the apparent strengthening of desired behaviors.
Previous and ongoing research precedents will be cited to help explain why the design approaches empoyed in the real life application examples are, by many measures, successful. In certain cases, there may not be science to support such conjecture - or even some research that contradicts the practice - but why it might or might not still be an effective design methodology will be examined.
Both designers and researchers will offer a position on where future research can be focused that would be supportive of lighting practioners in the application area discussed.
This session will examine what role lighting design can play in influencing human behavior in the nighttime outdoor environment. The presenters will illustrate design practice techniques used to exploit light's ability to reinforce, enhance, modify and manipulate behavioral response. They will offer up case study precedent work as well as established lighting design methodologies for such approaches. The goal will be to provide the designer's perspective on how these frequently applied methods can result in the apparent strengthening of desired behaviors.
Previous and ongoing research precedents will be cited to help explain why the design approaches empoyed in the real life application examples are, by many measures, successful. In certain cases, there may not be science to support such conjecture - or even some research that contradicts the practice - but why it might or might not still be an effective design methodology will be examined.
Both designers and researchers will offer a position on where future research can be focused that would be supportive of lighting practioners in the application area discussed.
This session will examine what role lighting design can play in influencing human behavior in the
nighttime outdoor environment. The presenters will illustrate design practice techniques used to
exploit light's ability to reinforce, enhance, modify and manipulate behavioral response. They will offer up case study precedent work as well as established lighting design methodologies for such approaches. The goal will be to provide the designer's perspective on how these frequently applied methods can result in the apparent strengthening of desired behaviors.
Previous and ongoing research precedents will be cited to help explain why the design approaches
employed in the real life application examples are, by many measures, successful. In certain cases, there may not be science to support such conjecture - or even some research that contradicts the practice - but why it might or might not still be an effective design methodology will be examined.
Both designers and researchers will offer a position on where future research can be focused that
would be supportive of lighting practioners in the application area discussed.
Closing day remarks from Symposium Steering Chair, Kevin Flynn.
Morning session introductions by Rita Harrold, IES Director of Technology
The session will focus on the socio-cultural aspects of light that must be accounted for with respect to quality of light, both visual and non-visual, to satisfy the needs of patients and caregivers.
Complexities of healthcare facilities include the challenge of designing for a variety of space types (newborn to geriatric; patient rooms to operating theaters; visitors’ lounges to nursing stations), casual to critical seeing tasks, satisfying concerns for safety and successful patient outcomes, all with “patient first” as the mandate.
Traditionally, the effects of light, its sensory qualities, have not been acknowledged as much as the familiar measurable quantities such as illuminance, luminance, and watts per square foot. How do we identify and define quality lighting for the specific benefit of patient wellbeing? Does lighting play a role in improving patient response? Do patients enjoy a beneficial response to daylighting?
Collaboration between design professionals and behavioral scientists is critical to our understanding of how to use light to gain potential health benefits in patient care facilities.
The session will focus on the socio-cultural aspects of light that must be accounted for with respect to quality of light, both visual and non-visual, to satisfy the needs of patients and caregivers.
Complexities of healthcare facilities include the challenge of designing for a variety of space types (newborn to geriatric; patient rooms to operating theaters; visitors’ lounges to nursing stations), casual to critical seeing tasks, satisfying concerns for safety and successful patient outcomes, all with “patient first” as the mandate.
Traditionally, the effects of light, its sensory qualities, have not been acknowledged as much as the familiar measurable quantities such as illuminance, luminance, and watts per square foot. How do we identify and define quality lighting for the specific benefit of patient wellbeing? Does lighting play a role in improving patient response? Do patients enjoy a beneficial response to daylighting?
Collaboration between design professionals and behavioral scientists is critical to our understanding of how to use light to gain potential health benefits in patient care facilities.
The session will focus on the socio-cultural aspects of light that must be accounted for with respect to quality of light, both visual and non-visual, to satisfy the needs of patients and caregivers.
Complexities of healthcare facilities include the challenge of designing for a variety of space types (newborn to geriatric; patient rooms to operating theaters; visitors’ lounges to nursing stations), casual to critical seeing tasks, satisfying concerns for safety and successful patient outcomes, all with “patient first” as the mandate.
Traditionally, the effects of light, its sensory qualities, have not been acknowledged as much as the familiar measurable quantities such as illuminance, luminance, and watts per square foot. How do we identify and define quality lighting for the specific benefit of patient wellbeing? Does lighting play a role in improving patient response? Do patients enjoy a beneficial response to daylighting?
Collaboration between design professionals and behavioral scientists is critical to our understanding of how to use light to gain potential health benefits in patient care facilities.
