Create a Healthier Home with Today’s Lighting Design
Natural and Full Spectrum Tunable Lighting Creates the Perfect Environment
It’s been over 140 years since Thomas Edison perfected the incandescent light bulb, a form of lighting that’s still used in an estimated three-fourths of all light sockets in homes in America. This technology has enhanced our lives in unimaginable ways, creating a 24/7 lifestyle that enables us to work and play long into the evenings.
Today, however, there's increasing evidence suggesting our significant exposure to artificial light affects our health. Circadian rhythms, our body’s 24-hour internal time clocks which affect our mind, body, and behaviors, are to a large degree, influenced by light and darkness. When sunlight enters our eyes in the morning, it prompts the release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that contributes to happiness and well-being. When night descends, our bodies produce melatonin, the hormone that readies us for sleep. When this cycle is disrupted, sleep and mood disorders, weight gain, and a challenged immune system may result.
So, what does this have to do with lighting design in your Salt Lake City, UT, home? Everything.
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Natural Light
Bringing more natural light into your home is the cornerstone of a healthier lifestyle. In fact, just looking out the windows at the nature surrounding you positively impacts your health. The challenge is that this light that enhances your productivity and improves your sense of well-being can also damage your furniture, flooring, and fine art.
With motorized shades and smart lighting controls it’s easy to manage how much light enters your home through the use of photosensors, temperature monitors, and shading material. Your shades raise and lower throughout the day, letting in just enough natural light without too many direct UV rays. Sheer shades let in the diffuse light of the sun and retain your view. Translucent shades increase your privacy and allow a soft, filtered glow of sunlight.
Full Spectrum, Tunable Light
In 2017, Ketra, since acquired by Lutron, developed the most advanced lighting to date. Called full spectrum, tunable lighting, it mimics the color temperature and intensity of natural light and supports our circadian rhythms in much the same way as the sun does. By integrating this lighting system into your lighting design, your lights will automatically shift throughout the day, reflecting the natural light outside.
Awake to the warm, soft yellow light of sunrise, experience heightened energy with the cool blue light of midday, and feel your body relax and unwind when the warm amber colors of sunset fill your home at nightfall.
At AMT Integrationnology, we help our clients enhance their everyday lives, creating healthier, more beautiful, efficient, and easily managed homes. To learn more about the latest lighting design and home automation or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact AMT Integration today.
