Maximize Productivity With a Natural Lighting Design For Your Office

Reference Audio Video & Security Provides Commercial Lighting Services in Des Moines, IA

Did you know that harsh lighting in the office can impact your staff's mood, health, and productivity? It's true! Many studies have shown the impacts of office lighting on employees' wellness. 

Relying on dim or artificial lighting in the workspace leads to eye strain, headaches, drowsiness, and lack of focus. On the other hand, harsh fluorescent lighting can cause similar symptoms. The solution to the office place blues could be a new lighting design focusing on employee wellness.

Reference Audio Video & Security is your local Des Moines, IA source for commercial lighting services. Continue reading to learn about natural lighting designs that can help improve mood and maximize productivity for your in-office teams.

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Utilize Natural Light

If your office building has large windows that let in natural light, you should use those to your advantage. Natural light not only encourages worker productivity but is also an environmentally-friendly choice. 

By installing daylight sensors in your office, you can program lighting to maximize efficiency, utilizing as much natural light as possible. With a daylight sensor, office lighting dims while natural light levels are healthy for work, but as the day wears on and the sun shifts, office lights will automatically brighten to replace the lost natural light.

Consider installing automated shading if your office leaves the shades drawn most of the day due to the sun's shifting glare. These solutions can raise and lower throughout the day and give you the best of both worlds: natural light and glare protection as needed.

Tunable Lighting

In addition to the brightness of lights, light color can also impact worker mood, health, and productivity. A professional lighting designer, like Reference Audio Video & Security, can help you lay out a lighting strategy that will make the most use of automation and color tuning to influence your employee's best work throughout the day.

Utilizing cooler temperatures (such as whites and blues) throughout the workday can increase focus and alertness and reduce employee fatigue. However, you may want to consider using warmer temperatures (such as reds and yellows) in areas like breakrooms or meeting rooms because they promote a tone of comfort and relaxation.

Maximize Energy Efficiency

If you are upgrading your office lighting design, there is also an opportunity to replace old fluorescent lighting fixtures with more energy-efficient LED options. Environmental Lights is a brand we utilize and recommend for LED lighting solutions. Using LED bulbs with a natural light/dimming strategy will significantly impact your office energy bills. You can add even more savings by installing occupancy sensors to turn off lights when no one is utilizing a particular space.

For commercial lighting services, including lighting design, for your office in Des Moines, IA, contact us at Reference Audio Video & Security. We would love to help you maximize the productivity and energy efficiency of lighting in your office and can also recommend automation solutions from great brands like Lutron and Crestron. We look forward to hearing from you!