Resources
Below is a collection of resources gathered from across the internet, as well as resources produced by Make Great Light.
Infographic – Health benefits of full spectrum light
Articles & Research
How Fluorescent Lights Affect You and Your Health – Wikipédia.com
Lighting Ergonomics Overview –Â Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
The Ergonomics of Light – Buildings.com
Your Office’s Fluorescent Lights Really Are Draining Your Will To Work – FastCompany.com
Natural Light in the Workplace Increases Health – Northwestern University
Articles & Research
Articles and studies showing the various benefits of full spectrum light (or daylighting) and reducing glare in a classroom environment.
Daylighting in the Classroom – Healthy Schools Network
Daylighting in Schools –Â Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Daylighting in Schools: Improving Student Performance and Health at a Price Schools Can Afford –Â National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New Guide Provides Daylighting Designs To Maximize Students’ Health And Performance – Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Classroom glare ‘hampers study’Â – BBC
Lack of short-wavelength light during the school day delays dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in middle school students –Â Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Articles & Research
Lupus and Working: Your Rights and Responsibilities – Marisa Zeppieri, LupusChick.com
Decreasing UV exposure from fluorescent lights – Lupus.org
Fluorescent light photosensitivity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus – Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center