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  • Daylight and COVID-19, the wish for sunlight while indoors

    Daylight and COVID-19, the wish for sunlight while indoors

    Daylight and COVID-19, the wish for sunlight while indoors

    While people are being forced to spend so much time indoors there is a heightened awareness of the mental health issues associated with indoor living. While we are been urged to exercise it is seen to have a considerable impact on your mental health, often it’s the benefits of natural light and fresh air that accompanies outdoor exercise that is often overlooked.

    As we spend more times indoors people are also looking at energy efficient options that help reduce their carbon footprint. What many people do not realise is that they are often sacrificing basic elements that have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing.  Poor lighting, indoor air pollution, use of LED’s as a replacement of natural light, using blue or white coloured artificial lighting are all areas that we have control over and should avoid in our homes for our family’s health and wellbeing.

    While Solatube has specialised in these type of products for many years, in these difficult times we are making slight changes to our sales process that allows customers to get access to our products that we believe are essential in any facility, particularly while we are spending so much time there.

    Did you know that:

    1. With a few simple questions, our Daylighting systems can be quoted over the phone.
    2. We can do a Virtual Consultation with you with one of our daylighting experts via Online Communication Apps  – we want to keep it simple, we just need to get a visual sense of the areas of your home you want to improve. This can allow us too:
      • Explain the product features and technology
      • See the specific location in your home (phone or web camera required)
      • Discuss and provide recommendations on the space
      • Take a virtual tour through one of our showroom rooms (if available in your territory)
      • View the different diffuser options
      • Provide you with a quotation of the product

    The majority of our installations require little to no personal interaction with our certified installers, it can be scheduled based on accepted schedule and terms.

    Source: https://www.solatube.com/blog/daylighting-more-just-good-looks

  • How Does Daylight Affect Worker Productivity?

    How Does Daylight Affect Worker Productivity?

    Boost Worker Productivity

    From the dawn of the electric age, scientific research has shown that access to natural lighting is one of the most important factors in boosting worker productivity and overall well-being. From silk weavers in the 1920s to workers in the high-tech offices and mega-warehouses of today, studies paint a clear picture of the vital need to provide employees with quality daylight.

    The impact of natural lighting on workers is widespread and comprehensive. These are just a few of the benefits revealed by recent research that compared worker productivity in artificial lighting vs. natural daylighting:

    • A Cornell University study of hospitals showed that nurses who had regular access to daylight exhibited better moods, laughed more and were nicer to their patients. They also communicated more effectively with their colleagues. Physiological effects were also evident, including a notable decrease in blood pressure for nurses working in natural light.
    • A Northwestern University study showed productivity gains tied to overall health. Workers who spent the day in natural light exercised more, reported fewer physical ailments, and slept for an average of 46 minutes longer each night than their colleagues with no access to daylight.
    • A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) meta-study revealed a huge range of benefits for employers who provided their workers with daylighting. Along with direct effects like a decrease in the “afternoon slump,” improved worker concentration and better mental focus, employers also reaped substantial tertiary benefits, including absenteeism rates that declined from 15 to 60 percent, turnover rates that decreased by as much as 200 percent, and productivity gains from two to 30 percent or more.

    Case Studies

    The NREL meta-study took an in-depth look at multiple companies to see what impact daylighting had on their worker productivity. Here are some of the results:

    • After building a new facility that increased workers’ access to daylight, Lockheed Martin reported a 15 percent increase in productivity.
    • VeriFone built a new daylit facility, in which workers reported a five percent increase in general productivity and an increase in product output of nearly 30 percent.
    • After shifting its office layout to increase access to daylight, West Bend Mutual Insurance saw a three percent increase in general productivity and a 16 percent increase in claims processing productivity.

    The Importance of Daylighting Done Right

    While increased access to natural light always leads to an observable improvement in worker productivity, studies also show how important it is to implement that lighting scheme appropriately. In some cases, new windows and other daylighting methods that introduced sunlight glare and thermal discomfort were found to nearly cancel out the net benefit entirely, and frequently became a fresh source of worker dissatisfaction and complaints.

    These issues can be difficult to overcome when a company takes an outmoded view of daylighting and focuses only on introducing windows or performing expensive skylight renovations. Fortunately, the introduction of Tubular Daylight Devices (TDDs) from Solatube International, Inc. has made it possible to mitigate these concerns.

    Through the use of innovative tubular structures that filter sunlight for UV rays and excessive heat, Solatube Daylighting Systems are able to provide workers with glare-free, comfortable natural lighting. TDDs are also substantially easier to install than traditional methods, as they don’t require costly construction and can be easily integrated throughout a building via relatively small rooftop units.

    To find out how companies can use Solatube Daylighting Systems to improve workplace productivity, visit Solaglobal today.