The results from more and more experiments are building an undeniable case for the productivity boosting abilities of human-centric office lighting. A number of studies in recent months have backed up scientific theories with real productivity data to show the significant role lighting can play in the functioning of an organization. A seven month study by scientists from the Twente University, The Free University Amsterdam, at the office of the property company CBRE, has shown that the installation of human-centric lighting boosted productivity by 18%. The survey included questionnaires, experiments, biological data, daily movement evaluations and interviews – creating more than 100,000 data records for the 124 employees involved. What came to be known as ‘The Healthy Offices project’ involved time-controlled OSRAM lighting system featuring a ‘circadian-friendly’ illumination sequence, which mimics the sun by varying colour temperature and intensity over the course of the day. Just as we have evolved to do in response to … Continue reading The Growing Case For Human-Centric Workplace Lighting