The Effects of Primary Light Sources on Worker Performance and AlertnessTraditional office buildings use a variety of primary light sources (e.g., LED/fluorescent lights). As interest in LEED certified office buildings increase and research has shown that enhanced lighting design improves human performance and alertness (Viola et al., 2008; Juslén & Tenner, 2005; Edwards & Torcellini, 2002), more office buildings are incorporating a daylighting design. We investigated the differences between employee performance and alertness in two different building types (daylight vs. artificial light). We hypothesized that employee performance and sleep duration would be improved in a building designed to increase exposure to natural daylight compared to traditional office settings.
Document ID
20170011065
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Wong, Lily (San Jose State Univ. Research Foundation San Jose, CA, United States)
Caddick, Zachary (San Jose State Univ. Research Foundation San Jose, CA, United States)
Kuriyagawa, Yukiyo (Nihon Univ. Chiba, Japan)
Flynn-Evans, Erin (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
November 13, 2017
Publication Date
June 3, 2017
Subject Category
Statistics And ProbabilityBehavioral Sciences
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN44693
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) Meeting 2017