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Office Lighting
Today's office lighting is important for offices because it affects the comfort levels of the employees and consequently the productivity of the employees. Inadequate lighting especially at eye level can cause a lot of discomfort like fatigue, eyestrain and frequent headaches. Problems due to inadequate lighting can happen in any office but are rampant in offices where PC usage is more. Before the use of computers, office lighting fixtures were bright with high levels of illumination to aid comfortable usage of typewriters and manual entries in books and ledgers.
Nowadays modern offices use computers which do not require high levels of illumination for comfortable use. Hence modern offices which are completely computerized use lighting fixtures which have low intensity illumination to prevent glares and reflections which make it difficult for the PC user to view the display screen. Glares and reflections caused due to bright lights also cause headaches and eyestrain.
Hence you must carefully choose the lighting fixtures for your office to ensure maximum comfort and productivity. Overhead lighting fixtures are common options. These overhead lights can be placed in rows directly above the individual workstations. The overhead lights provide ample amounts of illumination for your employees to work comfortably. The intensity of light can be adjusted to suit individual needs. Ensure that you do not place these lights too close to large windows. The overhead lights and natural light will cause glares affecting the employees’ vision.
You can also use adjustable table lamps or desk lights to provide additional lighting options for employees. Floor lamps also provide portable lighting options for a modern office. The biggest advantage of these floor lamps is that they can be moved around to brighten up any dark corner of the office. Floor lamps also don’t clutter up the desk leaving space for the employee to utilize for work.
Whatever the lighting option used in office, the biggest disadvantage of using too many lighting fixtures is that they produce a lot of heat making the room warm especially during summers. To avoid this problem you can now use iridescent blue colored light bulbs to make your office cooler during those hot summer days. These bulbs can be used with any lighting fixture from table lamps to floor lamps and even in the overhead lights. During winters you can bring just the opposite effect by using amber light bulbs which create a warmer atmosphere in the office.
Suitable office lamps are available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, designs and colors which help give a modern look to your office without the need for elaborate furniture and decorative items. These lighting fixtures can also be customized to match your office furniture thus giving a professional look to any modern office.
Many modern offices are implementing policies that will help protect the natural environment. Hence most of our office fixtures can be used with special energy saving bulbs to reduce the carbon footprint.
Good lighting is slowly changing the design of offices to make the offices more enjoyable while increasing productivity.
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