Employees who have more natural light exposure in their workspace feel better and are more energetic.

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Employees who have more natural light exposure in their workspace feel better and are more energetic.

Research from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University and Hwa-Hsia Institute of Technology

📋 Introduction

  • Paper Title: Impact of Windows and Daylight Exposure on Overall Health and Sleep Quality of Office Workers: A Case-Control Pilot Study
  • Year of Publication: 2014
  • Journal: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Authors: Mohamed Boubekri (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Ivy N. Cheung (Northwestern University), Kathryn J. Reid (Northwestern University), Chia-Hui Wang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hwa-Hsia Institute of Technology), Phyllis C. Zee (Northwestern University)

Why this matters

People in the office have always instinctively known the importance of natural light. This study actually dives into the topic and tries to find out the effect it has on employees. This can hopefully give people the data to back up the opinions of people who want to design workspaces with more light.

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