In today's digital age, where the majority of time spent in the office involves using screens, the quality of office lighting becomes paramount. Glare compliant luminaires play a crucial role in creating a comfortable and efficient environment for employees who spend significant hours in front of screens. When used in the workplace, diffused lights offer improvements in comfort and aesthetics to make the office a more welcoming and productive environment.
Glare compliant lighting helps to spread light evenly, minimising harsh contrasts and shadows. When working on screens, consistent illumination across the workspace is essential. Uneven lighting can strain the eyes and cause discomfort that can affect employee wellbeing.
By softening the light and distributing it uniformly, diffusers, pods and other glare compliant lighting solutions create a more pleasant visual experience for employees.
Glare is a common issue with task lighting, especially when screens are involved. Direct light hitting screens causes reflections that are distracting and make it harder for users to see clearly.
Diffusers and lighting pods help to reduce the amount of glare to ensure that employees can focus on their work without distractions. This is particularly important for maintaining productivity and preventing eye strain in environments where natural light is reduced and where mindfulness is essential.
By highlighting the features of the workplace to create a more stimulating environment for employees, good quality lighting creates a calming atmosphere, promoting well-being and concentration. Glare compliant lighting can make colours appear more vibrant and natural, enhancing the visual appeal of the office.
In organisations that are keen to encourage more employees to come into the workplace as part of winding down remote working, a more attractive and welcoming office environment can be a useful part of the strategy.
Modern office lighting systems incorporate numerous features to make the workplace more comfortable and improve productivity. Alongside the use of diffusers and lighting pod technology to reduce glare and eyestrain, office lighting can be enhanced using smart lighting systems that reduce energy use and allow for more workplace flexibility.
Occupancy sensors can detect when employees are present and turn off or dim lights when spaces are not in use to reduce energy use.
Ambient light sensors that adjust the amount of artificial lighting used dependent on the sunlight available can also help to create a more welcoming and natural environment that improves wellbeing.
Controllable lighting levels across the workplace allow for task flexibility. Lighting levels can be reduced when employees are working at screens or need to focus and increased during meetings and presentations to draw attention towards a common theme.
The decisions you make when planning a workspace have long term consequences for employee comfort and productivity. As employees increasingly work in person rather than remotely, a working environment with flexibility where eyestrain is minimised by diffuse lighting will encourage more employees to work in the office.
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