Holistic lighting can positively impact a healthcare setting. In fact, studies show that healthcare facility visitors have a better experience in a calming space, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.
Electric lighting can simulate daylight and organic forms, colors and dimensions in the light fixtures can serve as connections to nature.
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are thin, naturally diffuse and can echo cues from a landscape.
In addition, exposure to light at certain times of day keeps people synchronized to a 24-hour biological clock.
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