The Impact of Light Distribution and Furniture Layout on Meeting Light Exposure Objectives in an Office – A Simulation Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorDanell, Megan
dc.contributor.authorHartmeyer, Steffen
dc.contributor.authorPetterson, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Robert
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Marilyne
dc.contributor.authorRockcastle, Siobhan
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T18:10:06Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T18:10:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description8 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe present simulation case study compares the impact of electric lighting distributions in relation to work-desk location and orientation on work-plane and eye-level illumination within a small private office. The aim of this study is to better understand the implications of lighting and furniture design decisions on ocular light exposure with consideration of work-plane illuminance based on current recommendations by the IES and the International WELL Building Institute. Five electric lighting configurations, 3 occupant seating locations, and 3 view directions were simulated and compared. No conditions met work-plane and eye-level illumination targets at the same time. Only by adjusting the spectrum and output intensity were both illumination targets achieved. Overall, vertical wall illumination when seated close to the illuminated wall resulted in the highest eye-level light exposure. These results indicate that vertical plane illumination can act as an effective lighting design for both horizontal and vertical illuminance when furniture configurations are selected accordingly.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationDanell, M., Hartmeyer, S.L., Petterson, L., Andersen, M., Davis, R., Rockcastle, S. The Impact of Light and Furniture Distribution on Healthy Light Exposure in an Office, Building Simulation 2021, Bruges, Sept. 1-3, 2021.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30624
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/29655
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectlight exposureen_US
dc.subjectelectric lighting distributionsen_US
dc.subjectoccupant locationen_US
dc.subjectlight distributionen_US
dc.subjectilluminance levelsen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Light Distribution and Furniture Layout on Meeting Light Exposure Objectives in an Office – A Simulation Case Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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