High-quality lighting: energy-efficiency that enhances employee well-being

This paper reports a field investigation in to the behavioural effects of an energy-saving lighting retrofit. The results show that workstation-specific direct-indirect lighting with individual control is perceived as being more comfortable than recessed parabolic-louvered luminaires. Offices lit with the new lighting were more likely to be perceived as having better lighting than other similar offices. These effects have been previously associated with better outcomes related to organizational productivity. The pattern of results from several studies shows that good-quality lighting can deliver individual, organizational, and environmental benefits.On fait \ue9tat dans ce document d?une enqu\ueate in situ sur les effets sur le comportement d?une am\ue9lioration \ue9conerg\ue9tique portant sur l?\ue9clairage. Les r\ue9sultats r\ue9v\ue8lent que l?\ue9clairage direct-indirect sp\ue9cifique aux postes de travail, avec commandes individuelles, est per\ue7u comme \ue9tant plus confortable que l?\ue9clairage procur\ue9 par des luminaires grillag\ue9s du type parabolique encastr\ue9. Les bureaux illumin\ue9s avec le nouveau syst\ue8me \ue9taient plus susceptibles d?\ueatre per\ue7us comme procurant un \ue9clairage de meilleure qualit\ue9 que d?autres bureaux semblables. Ces effets ont \ue9t\ue9 ant\ue9rieurement corr\ue9l\ue9s \ue0 une meilleure productivit\ue9 organisationnelle. La tendance affich\ue9e par ces r\ue9sultats de plusieurs \ue9tudes distinctes indiquerait qu?un \ue9clairage de bonne qualit\ue9 peut effectivement procurer des avantages individuels, organisationnels et environnementaux.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye