“Lots of Natural Light” Tops List Most Desirable Workplace Traits
British bosses were warned today to make better use of their office and workplace facilities, or...
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Author: serraluxdaylighting
Bringing Daylight into the Warehouse!
Daylighting is the design of buildings to leverage natural light from the sun for interior illumination. On average commercial buildings, electric lighting accounts for a staggering 35-50% of the total electrical energy consumption. Many buildings can see total energy costs reduced by as much as one-third through the optimal integration of daylighting strategies.
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Entrepreneurship and SME management
SerraLux sponsored ‘Entrepreneurship and SME management’ course presentations at Henley business...
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“Intelligent Skins” Michael Wigginton on Daylighting in Building Design
Recently, we had the good fortune to interview University of Plymouth Professor Michael Wigginton, author of “Glass in Architecture” and “Intelligent Skins”, and a leading expert on building envelope engineering about the history and science behind sustainable building design and the integration of daylighting technologies.
SL: What do you understand and teach as the principal elements of sustainable architecture. Is the effective use of daylight essential to sustainable design?
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Are Healthcare Facilities Healthy?
It is quite amazing the vital force sunlight has on human health and well-being. We are just starting to understand the strong dependencies our bodies have on this natural, full-spectrum light. Interestingly, given this knowledge coupled with the critical role healthcare facilities play in our health and well-being; many of these facilities do not offer adequate beneficial daylight.
We have to remind ourselves that in healthcare facilities, it is not only the patients who benefit from a healthy daily dose of sunshine and views to the outside world, but staff as well. Without appropriate levels of natural light we do not see or feel as well and we are not as alert and vibrant—anyone is prone to become sickly, depressed or develop a general malaise.
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