Home Lighting ControlLighting in the home can have a huge impact on ambiance, design, and even your well-being. With a new approach, called Human Centric Lighting (HCL), you can enjoy the feeling of being outdoors with lights that simulate dawn and dusk. In homes that already utilize a biophilic design, this is the final piece you need to feel more connected to nature while indoors.
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How does Human Centric Lighting work?
As humans, we crave natural sunlight. Now, more evolved lighting technology can bring that same feeling you get from being out in the sun into your home. HCL is able to seamlessly blend with natural sun, simulating the shifting color spectrum throughout the day with the appropriate amount of intensity. In the mornings, you can start your day with an energizing, bright light and wind down before bed with a warm ambiance.
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Tunable light
The simulation of sunlight is possible using a dynamic color spectrum with tunable light. Visible light includes a rainbow of colors, even white light, a combination of assorted color wavelengths. Fluorescent lights and LEDs are limited to only a single color temperature. Incandescent lighting can appear to warm in color as it dims. However, it’s still not tunable like HCL. This single source can emit lighting that can be tuned to a wide range of pastels, whites, and saturated colors. |
What are the benefits of Human Centric Lighting in the home?
There are many advantages to having HCL installed in your home, such as enhancing design, setting the mood, aligning with circadian rhythm, and increasing overall wellness.
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Set the mood
Cool, light temperatures can help energize you in the early morning, making you more productive. On the other hand, tuning your lights to be more warm and dim in the evening, will relax you, getting you ready for sleep. It’s also perfect for activities such as a candlelit dinner for two |
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Enhance design
Customized lighting can draw attention to certain architectural features inside the home. It can even be used to create a dramatic effect with art. With these subtle lighting changes, you can get an entirely new feel from a piece of art or draw focus on certain colors. |
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Align with circadian rhythm
Humans have a natural circadian rhythm that our bodies have been conditioned to align with throughout history. As a result, our internal clocks are synchronized with the sun. However, in more recent times, we spend less and less of our day-to-day outdoors. HCL looks to correct this by mimicking the sun, balancing your circadian rhythm. |
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This is even more important for people working night-time shifts. Melatonin, a hormone produced by the body to help us sleep, starts production when the sun starts to set and starts to really climb around 9:00 PM.
By mimicking the sun in your home, you can help your internal clock realign if your work hours are opposite of the sun, allowing you to feel regenerated and refreshed. |
Increase overall wellness
Research has linked an unbalanced rhythm to more instances of disease and disorders. This disruption has been linked with depression, cardiovascular issues, bipolar disorders, diabetes, and seasonal affective disorders. With an aligned circadian rhythm, you will enjoy an increase in your overall wellness.
Research has linked an unbalanced rhythm to more instances of disease and disorders. This disruption has been linked with depression, cardiovascular issues, bipolar disorders, diabetes, and seasonal affective disorders. With an aligned circadian rhythm, you will enjoy an increase in your overall wellness.
What is needed to bring Human Centric Lighting into a home?
Essentially, you will need only two things to bring this evolved lighting solution into your home: tunable lighting sources and a control system. While there are DIY products on the market, nothing will compare to a professional installation. The Color Rendering Index (CRI), or quality of light, will be much higher this way.
Essentially, you will need only two things to bring this evolved lighting solution into your home: tunable lighting sources and a control system. While there are DIY products on the market, nothing will compare to a professional installation. The Color Rendering Index (CRI), or quality of light, will be much higher this way.
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Tunable Lighting Sources
This can come in different forms. For example, you could have tunable strip lighting, a tunable lamp, or even a recessed ceiling fixture. |
Control System
This is what will be used to adjust the color and intensity of your lighting. This can be automated, voice command to Alexa, motion-activated, or by touch. |
A custom design can be created for your preference. Let us show you the benefits of bringing the sunlight indoors. Contact Elegant Lighting Systems today for more information. We would love to brighten your day as well as your home!
