SkyView™ Dampens Daylight Saving Effect in School Kids – Results from the Parent Study – Part 2
Every year, millions of people around the world adjust their clocks forward or backward by an hour as part of daylight savings (DLS) time. While the intention behind this practice is to optimize daylight hours and conserve energy, its effects on health can be profound and often overlooked. The shift in time disrupts our circadian rhythm, the internal body clock that regulates sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, and other fundamental physiological processes. This disruption can lead to a range of health issues, from mild discomfort to more serious conditions.
Circadian Lighting Improves Child Sleep Transitions and Mood – The Parent Study – Part 1
The rising of the sun is an evolutionary cue to our bodies to begin our days. The day’s sun brings energy, but it also synchronizes our circadian clock, our body’s rhythm that drives everything from energy levels, to metabolism, to mood and mental focus.
School and Hospital Wellness Rooms Seen in a New Light
Wellness and calming rooms are increasingly common in K–12 schools and hospitals to reduce stress, improve focus, and support emotional well-being. These spaces often include sensory tools, comfortable seating, and adjustable lighting. However, lighting is typically limited to changes in color or brightness, lacking the high-melanopic circadian lighting crucial for supporting, mood, alertness and regulating biological rhythms—especially important given that most classrooms and offices have bright but sky-blue-deficient lighting.
What is Circadian Lighting and How Does it Work?
Circadian lighting is a new frontier in indoor lighting design, aimed at supporting the body’s natural 24-hour internal clock—known as the circadian rhythm. Unlike traditional lighting, which prioritizes brightness and color rendering for visual tasks, circadian lighting is designed with biology in mind. It seeks to mimic the natural light cycle of the sun, signaling the brain when it’s time to be alert and active, and when it’s time to relax and prepare for rest.
Color Tuning VS. True Circadian Lighting for Improved Health
What if many of the things that ail us could be addressed by something as simple as proper exposure to natural light? Research findings over the past decade have granted new understanding about how our physical health and performance is linked to the sun and our natural sleep/wake cycle.
Business at the speed of (circadian) light: A F500 Company Productivity Study
The business world is transforming not just because of technological or strategic innovations, but also because of biology. Many recent biological breakthroughs in how our living environment affects fundamental health are making it clear that the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the light that shines upon us have deep-biological influences on our minds and bodies.
Circadian Lighting for Senior Living and Elderly Care
Caring for older adults in senior living or memory care facilities presents unique challenges—especially related to disrupted sleep-wake cycles. Many residents, particularly those with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, spend most or all of their time indoors and away from natural light cues. Unfortunately, traditional electric lighting does not provide the critical sky-blue light signals required to maintain healthy circadian rhythms—the biological clock that governs sleep, alertness, mood, and metabolism.
Bright Students – Dark Classrooms – Why Healthier School Lighting Matters
Imagine walking into a classroom where every student has the same textbooks, the same desks, and the same teacher—yet some students can’t absorb the material because the lighting isn’t right. That’s essentially what’s happening with melanopic light exposure in many classrooms today.
The Biology Behind Productivity: Why Lighting Plays A Critical Office Role
Renovating or moving your office? Careful consideration of lighting can greatly impact the overall health and happiness of employees. When you think of an office setup, you typically imagine a workplace equipped with standard chairs, desks, and cubicles. However, in recent years, the introduction of standing desks and adjustable workstations has made a significant transformation in the office environment. With sitting no longer being the sole option, standing desks – used as a ‘healthier’ option and opportunity to break out of your chair without interrupting workflow – are even becoming a perk highlighted in job listings.