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Dial in the Spectrum: Exploring Tunable White Lighting for a 911 Call Center
Wednesday, April 27th, 4:30PM
Patti West, Longmont Dept. of Public Safety
Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Brent Protzman, Ph.D., Lutron Electronics, Inc.
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1. Summarize the specific challenges with 24/7 high-stress
computing work.
2. Describe methods of system design for tunable white solutions
in shift work environments.
3. Compare occupant preference of four different lighting design
approaches.
4. Identify opportunities to improve these visual environments
while responding to very specific occupant needs.
Learning Objectives
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Goals of the Project
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Existing: Illuminance and CCT measurements
100% track lighting on
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CCT, [K]
Illuminance, [lux]
Measurement Point
DAY - Illuminance NIGHT - Illuminance DAY - CCT NIGHT - CCT
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Track lighting off
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CCT, [K]
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DAY - Illuminance NIGHT - Illuminance DAY - CCT NIGHT - CCT
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HDRI luminance mapping
Day and Night Conditions: 100% track on
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Existing Conditions Subjective Evaluation - GLARE
Daytime –
Windows
Nighttime -Computer
Screens
- Light sources
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Existing Conditions Subjective Evaluation
Daylight
- Loves Views
- Hates Glare
Wants Personalized Controls in
workstations
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Experiment Set-up
• 4 new, 4 control
• Day/night shifts
• 2+ weeks long
• Subjective
evaluation
• Data on spectrum
and intensity – real
time
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Experiment Equipment Layout
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Room layout
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Respondents' Scheduling
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Subjective Evaluation (sample)
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Subjective Evaluation (sample)
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Lighting Controls Setup
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Lighting Controls Setup
Separate color
channels
Note: Automatic color temperature and intensity changes based on
timeclock are possible, but were not utilized in this study.
COOL WARM
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Lighting Controls Setup (alt. options)
INTENSITY CCT
Separate intensity and
CCT channel
Note: The setup shown above was not used in this study.
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Lighting Controls Setup (alt. options)
Separate color
channels
OFF
Cool
Warm
Note: The setup shown above was not used in this study.
Full ON
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Lighting Controls Setup (alt. options)
INTENSITY
Cool
Warm
Separate intensity and
CCT channel
Note: The setup shown above was not used in this study.
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Subject Description
20 subjects (14 Female, 6 Male)
Note: 15 of 20 subjects reported at least one of below
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Results: Example CCT Manipulation
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Results: Example Intensity Manipulation
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Results: CCT Preference
3
Workstation #
4 5 6
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Results: Intensity Preference
3
Workstation #
4 5 6
4.3W
3.8W9.8W
7.0W
Max = 27W 8W 24W 44W
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Results: CCT by Time of Day
Night Day
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Results: Intensity by Time of Day
Night Day
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Results: CCT by Gender
(n=14) (n=6)
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Results: CCT by Age
(n=2) (n=1) (n=6) (n=3) (n=8)
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Results: CCT by Self-Assessed Complications
(n=8)
(n=6)
(n=4)
(n=7) (n=3)
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Results: CCT by Employee
Difficulty
Sleeping
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Results: General Assessment
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Results: Overall Lighting Preference
Workstation 6:
“Best illumination of the workspace with minimal
shadows or reflection, excellent range of adjustment,
absolutely no eye strain”
3 4 5 6
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Results: Overall Workstation Preference
3 4 5 6
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Results: Summary
• Most adjustments were made between shifts
• All solutions resulted in similar energy usage
• Overall, preferred electric lighting color did not vary much from
day to night
• Overall, preferred electric lighting intensity was higher at night
• Employees that indicated trouble falling asleep had generally
kept their lights at a cooler color
• Employees that indicated trouble staying awake had generally
kept their lights at a warmer color
• Overwhelming preference to control both the intensity and the
color of electric lighting
• Workstation 6 (indirect pendant) lighting was preferred and
the only lighting that was considered comfortable
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Evaluation Feedback – What they did not like
• Downlight (too glary,
bright, harsh)
• Existing track lighting
(too bright)
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Evaluation Feedback – What they liked:
• Indirect pendant (uniform, low glare lighting)
• Lighting behind computers (monitors less bright)
• Personal controls for dimming and color tuning
• Warmer CCT
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Evaluation Feedback – Other Feedback:
• Monitors blocked the back panel lighting
• Sunrise causes glare
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What next?
• Combine strategies (indirect lighting with
personalized lighting)
• Personalized controls
• Shading options
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Please remember to
complete the
course evaluations.
Thank you.