Working designs : research provides hard evidence to confirm that giving workers control over their own lighting can benefit the employer's bottom line

Lighting design affects office worker performance and satisfaction, according to two recently completed studies by the Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) at the National Research Council. The research also found that giving occupants control over lighting leads to energy efficiency.Deux \ue9tudes men\ue9es r\ue9cemment par l'Institut de recherche en construction (IRC) au Conseil national de recherches du Canada ont prouv\ue9 que l'\ue9clairage avait une incidence sur la performance et la satisfaction des employ\ue9s de bureau. Ces \ue9tudes ont aussi d\ue9montr\ue9 que si l'\ue9clairage \ue9tait contr\uf4l\ue9 par les occupants des bureaux, la consommation d'\ue9nergie \ue9tait r\ue9duite.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye