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September 3, 2020

Daylight References

Summary

The Daylight reference collection includes review articles, primary research, and popular press related to daylight’s effect on physical health, mental health, performance, stress, and satisfaction.

References

I. Review Articles

  • Aries, Mbc, Mpj Aarts, and J. Van Hoof. “Daylight and Health: A Review of the Evidence and Consequences for the Built Environment.” Lighting Research & Technology 47, no. 1 (2015): 6-27.
  • Boyce, P., Hunter, C. and Howlett, O. (2003) The Benefits of Daylight through Windows. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy.
  • Edwards, L., & Torcellini, P. (2002). Literature Review of the Effects of Natural Light on Building Occupants
  • Joseph, A. (2006). The impact of light on outcomes in healthcare settings (No. Issue Paper #2). Concord, CA: The Center for Health Design.
  • Ulrich, Roger, Craig Zimring, Xiaobo Quan, Anjali Joseph, Ruchi Choudhary. “The Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity.” The Center for Health Design. (2004).
  • Ulrich, Roger S, Craig Zimring, Xuemei Zhu, Jennifer DuBose, Hyun-Bo Seo, Young-Seon Choi, Xiaobo Quan, and Anjali Joseph. “A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design.” HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal 1, no. 3 (2008): 61-125.
  • Van Bommel, Wout J.M. “Non-visual Biological Effect of Lighting and the Practical Meaning for Lighting for Work.” Applied Ergonomics 37, no. 4 (2006): 461-66.

II. Primary Research

  • Barrett, L., & Yates, P. (2002). Oncology/haematology nurses: A study of job satisfaction, burnout, and intention to leave the specialty. Australian Health Review: A Publication of The Australian Hospital Association, 25(3), 109–121.
  • Bedrosian, T.A., Fonken, L.K. & Nelson, R.J. Endocrine effects of circadian disruption. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 78, 109–131 (2016).
  • Benedetti, F., Colombo, C., Barbini, B., Campori, E., & Smeraldi, E. (2001). Morning sunlight reduces length of hospitalization in bipolar depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 62(3), 221–223.
  • Boubekri, M, Cheung, I, Reid, K, Wang, C, Zee, P. Impact of windows and daylight exposure on overall health and sleep quality of office workers: A case-control pilot study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2013; 10: 603–61
  • Golden, R. N., Gaynes, B. N., Ekstrom, R. D., Hamer, R. M., Jacobsen, F. M., Suppes, T., et al. (2005). The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: A review and meta-analysis of the evidence. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162(4), 656–662
  • Heerwagen, J.H.; Johnson, J.A.; Brothers, P.; Little, R.; Rosenfeld, A. (1998). “Energy Effectiveness and the Ecology of Work: Links to Productivity and Well-Being.” Proceedings of the 1998 ACEEE Summer Study. Washington, DC: The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; pp. 8.123–8.132.
  • Heschong, Lisa, Roger L. Wright, and Stacia Okura. “Daylighting Impacts on Retail Sales Performance.” Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 31, no. 2 (2002): 21-25.
  • Heschong, Lisa, Roger L. Wright, and Stacia Okura. “Daylighting Impacts on Human Performance in School.” Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 31, no. 2 (2002): 101-14.
  • Heschong L. “Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment.” Fair Oaks, CA: Heschong-Mahone Group; (2003).
  • Heschong, L., M. Saxena, R. Wright, S. Okura, and D. Aumann, 2004, “Offices, Windows and Daylight: Call Center Worker Performance,” Proc. ACEEE Summer Study in Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 22-27 August
  • Lewy, A. J., Bauer, V. K., Cutler, N. L., Sack, R. L., Ahmed, S., Thomas, K. H., et al. (1998). Morning vs evening light treatment of patients with winter depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 55(10), 890-896.
  • Lucas RJ, Peirson SN, Berson DM, Brown TM, Cooper HM, Czeisler CA, Figueiro MG, Gamlin PD, Lockley SW, O’Hagan JB, Price LL, Provencio I, Skene DJ, Brainard GC. (2014). Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age. Trends Neurosci. 2014;37:1–9
  • Romm, J.J; Browning, W.D. (1994). “Greening the Building and the Bottom Line: Increasing Productivity Through Energy-Efficient Design,” Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
  • Smith, A. M., Ortiguera, S. A., Laskowski, E. R., Hartman, A. D., Mullenbach, D. M., Gaines, K. A., et al. (2001). A preliminary analysis of psychophysiological variables and nursing performance in situations of increasing criticality. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Mayo Clinic, 76(3), 275–284.

III. Popular Press