A new lighting strategy for indoor living green walls (ILGW). How to combine a suitable artificial illumination for ornamental plant's growth with human visual comfort in office environment
Author
Sigillo, Carla
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2018
Pages
98
Abstract
As people spend more time in offices, there is a need to reconnect them with nature through biophilic design, such as indoor living green walls (ILGW). This thesis addresses the lack of clear lighting standards for ILGW using modern LEDs and aims to develop a lighting strategy that supports ornamental plant growth, human visual comfort, and overall aesthetics in office settings. The work combines a cross-disciplinary literature review with discussions with LED luminaire manufacturers, an interview with an ILGW expert, and a series of lighting tests and photographic evaluations. The strategy evaluates key parameters—light intensity, direction, spectral distribution, and correlated color temperature (CCT)—and translates them into criteria for plant needs, user comfort, and visual appearance. A case study at Givaudan’s Innovation Center in Switzerland informs the design considerations. Specific outcomes and quantitative recommendations are not fully detailed in this excerpt, but the thesis aims to deliver practical guidance for complex ILGW lighting in offices.
Efterhånden som mennesker tilbringer mere tid på kontorer, opstår et behov for at genkoble dem til naturen gennem biophilisk design, fx indendørs levende grønne vægge (ILGW). Denne afhandling adresserer fraværet af klare belysningsstandarder til ILGW med moderne LED og har til formål at udvikle en belysningsstrategi, der understøtter prydplanters vækst, menneskers visuelle komfort og den samlede æstetik i kontormiljøer. Arbejdet kombinerer en tværfaglig litteraturgennemgang med dialoger med LED-armaturproducenter, et interview med en ILGW-ekspert samt en række belysningstests og fotografisk evaluering. Strategien vurderer centrale parametre—lysstyrke, retning, spektralfordeling og korreleret farvetemperatur (CCT)—og omsætter dem til kriterier for plantebehov, brugerkomfort og visuel fremtoning. Et casestudie fra Givaudans Innovationscenter i Schweiz informerer designovervejelserne. De specifikke resultater og kvantitative anbefalinger fremgår ikke fuldt ud af dette uddrag, men afhandlingen sigter mod at levere praktiske retningslinjer for kompleks belysning af ILGW i kontorer.
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