Presentation On Full Spectrum Lighting

Sun and Health in Indoor Lighting
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We owe all life on our planet to sunlight We owe all life on our planet to sunlight
Our health and well being are truly dependent on sunlight
Our ability to see is perfectly attuned to sunlight
This extraordinary light source makes plants grow and
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lets the colours of our world radiate
Conventional indoor light sources
produce
o a yellowtinged light with lowcolour
temperature
o lowcolour rendering
o a spectrumwhichdiffers significantly from
th t f t l li ht that of natural sunlight
o we do not see the colours around us as
nature intended
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Beginning of artificial lighting g g g g
People have always lived and worked in the great outdoors and were continually
exposed to natural sunlight, until the great American inventor Thomas Alva Edison p g g
produced a reliable long lasting source of light with electricity in 1879.
In December 1879 Edisons Menlo Park Laboratory in New J ersey, NY was the first
complex on our planet which was electrically lighted.
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Birth of the incandescent light bulb
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Thomas Alva Edison in Menlo Park, New J ersey, NY
Light: food for our bodies Light: food for our bodies
Each of our eyes contain about 137
millionphotoreceptors These million photoreceptors. These
photoreceptions transform light into
electrical impulses that are sent to the
brain travelling to the visual cortex for
the constructions of images, while
others travel to the brains hypothalamus
and affect our vital functions .
excerpt fromLight - Medicine of the
Future by Dr.J acob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D.
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optical part of visual nerve
thalamus
pineal gland
energetic part of visual nerve
pineal gland
visionbark
small brain
Most of the light enters our body
through the eyes.
One portion is used at the back of
Life Energy Systems
One portion is used at the back of
our head vision.
The major part enters the center
of our brain and is transferred to
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of our brain and is transferred to
each and every cell of our body.
Full spectrum daylight improves our visibility and reading comfort
Reading under full spectrum light causes less strain to the eyes
because it offers high contrast and reflects colours accurately
1. Make a test by reading under a full spectrum lamp
1. Make a test by reading under a full spectrum lamp y g p p
Make a test by reading under a full spectrum lamp
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John Ott and the apple tree
In the early 1950s Walt Disney asked the well-known photographer
d bi l i t J h Ott t k ti l fil f l i and biologist J ohn Ott to make a time lapse film of apples growing
from the bud to the ripe fruit. It was to be used for a film Secrets of
life released in 1957.
For time lapse photography it is important that the object does not
move. As it was very windy, J ohn Ott decided to put a glass box
around the apples he wanted to photograph. After many weeks at the pp p g p y
end of filming J ohn Ott was surprised to discover that all other apples
on the tree were looking great, had yellow/red colour and were juicy.
But the apples he filmed in the glass box were small and looked pale
and sickly and sickly.
This was clear evidence about the importance of UV for the growth of
plants because the glass filtered out most of the UV fromthe plants because the glass filtered out most of the UV from the
sunshine. Our modern living today is not very different. We live in
homes with Glass windows, work in modern offices with glass
windows and drive automobiles with glass windows.
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John Ott and the apple tree
Impact of UV-deficiencyon plants
Windowglass
Life Energy Systems
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Pros and Cons of UV light Pros and Cons of UV light
Si th i ti f th l t i i d t b lb i 1879 b t ithd Since the invention of the electric incandescent bulb in 1879 we began to withdraw more an
more behind the walls and windows and exposed ourselves to artificial light - which differs
significantly from natural sunlight.
Looking at our homes, buildings and automobiles today, we discover that our modern life is not
much different than the apples of J ohn Ott in the glass box that keep us away from the
essential parts of natural daylight which are so important for our well being.
During my travels to different European and North American countries I always discovered that
in southern regions with plenty of sunshine we see more happy people with smiling faces -
compared to the north with less sunshine.
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Pros and Cons of UV light g
In our modern way of life, our skin is no more used to natural sunshine and the risk of getting
sunburn on a vacation in a sunny place is high. sunburn on a vacation in a sunny place is high.
Dr. J acob Liberman mentions in his book,
Light Medicine of the future that for millions of
years life evolved under the constant influence
of sunlight. People have always felt and
recognisedtheir connection with light. Its effects
were so profoundly obvious to ancient cultures
that they revered the sun as god, blessing it
daily for its gifts.
According to photo biologist Dr. J ohn Ott, there are strong indications that UV light through the
eyes stimulates the immune system. There is no question that UV light in large amounts is
h f l h i t t it t di t Ott lif ti t i tth t i
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harmful; however in trace amounts, it acts according to Ott, as a life supporting nutrient that is
highly beneficial.
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Pros and Cons of UV light
We should also consider that in the last
hundred years, we have polluted our
atmosphere to such an extent that it is partly
not able to perform a healthy filter function
against harmful short waves that are coming
down to the surface of our planet.
With the development of artificial full spectrum
light, with small traces of UVA , UVB and g , ,
having a spectrum, colour temperature and
colour rendering close to that of sunlight, we
are able to have indoor lighting beneficial for are able to have indoor lighting beneficial for
our well being.
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SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
Dr. Norman Rosenthal identified the symptoms of SAD in 1981
o drastic mood fluctuations o drastic mood fluctuations
o increased need for sleep
o low energy level
o excessive eating o excessive eating
o increase in weight
(Excerpt fromWinter Blues Norman E Rosenthal MD) (Excerpt from Winter Blues Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D.)
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Estimated SAD and Sub-syndrome SAD at different latitudes
Latitude SAD Sub-SAD
45-50 10.2% 20.2% Washington, Montana, N. Dakota,
Minnesota, N. Michigan, Maine,
S. Quebec, S. Ontario, Manitoba,
40- 8% 17 1%
Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC
Oregon Idaho Wyoming S Dakota 40 -
45
8% 17.1% Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, S. Dakota,
Nebraska, Iowa, N. Indiana, Ohio,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New York,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
New J ersey
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Estimated SAD and Sub-syndrome SAD at different Latitudes
Latitude SAD Sub-SAD
35-40 5.8% 13.9% N. California, Nevada, Utah, Kansas
Colorado, Oklahoma, S. Illinois
Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky,
30- 3 6% 10 6%
W. Virginia, Maryland, N. Carolina
Washington D. C, Delaware,
S California Arizona NewMexico 30 -
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3.6% 10.6% S. California, Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia, S. Carolina
It is estimated that nearly 25 million people in The United States alone
feel the effects of this disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder
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feel the effects of this disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder
Analysis of sunlight wavelengths measured in nanometres
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Analysis of sunlight wavelengths measured in nanometres
The UV parts are approximately:
UVA 5.4%
UVB 1.2%
UVC 0 4% UVC 0.4%
The light intensity of sunshine
in summer months can be
around 100,000 LUX
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Wavelength of sunshine in nanometres
Sunlight is composed of variety of energies that are transmitted
to our planet in form of electromagnetic waves.
Only a small portion of these waves actually reaches the earths
surface including the UV, the colours of the rainbow from violet
to red and the infrared to red and the infrared.
UVC 100 290 Nm green 495 570 Nm UVC 100 290 Nm
UVB 290 320 Nm
UVA 320 380 Nm
violet 380 440 Nm
green 495 570 Nm
yellow 570 595 Nm
orange 595 625 Nm
red 625 700 Nm
blue 440 495 Nm infrared ( short ) 700 4000 Nm
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Colour Rendering Index ( CRI )
is a measure of the ability of the light source to reproduce the true colours of objects
being lit by the source expressed in percent. So a CRI of 96 means 96 % .
The best possible rendition of colours is specified by a CRI of 100 .The higher
the CRI, the more natural the colours of objects appear.
The CRI is especially important when evaluating fluorescent light sources because
they have a wide range of CRI from 65 to 96.
For example triphosphor fluorescent lamps have a CRI of around 85 For example triphosphor fluorescent lamps have a CRI of around 85.
Instantdaylitefullspectrum fluorescent lamps have a CRI of 96 and higher.
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Colour temperature ( Kelvin )
This refers to the colour appearance of the light.
The colour temperature of lamps creates the mood of the space around and can The colour temperature of lamps creates the mood of the space around and can
influence the viewing of colours of various objects and work performance.
This apparent colour of light source is measured in Kelvin (K).
Natural daylight has 5800 Kelvin being a blue/white light .
A low colour temperature corresponds to warm or red yellow appearance
like incandescent lamps at 2800 Kelvinor candle light at 1850 Kelvin like incandescent lamps at 2800 Kelvin or candle light at 1850 Kelvin.
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Colour temperature
Candle light 1850 K Candle light 1850 K
Incandescent light bulb 2800 K
Standard fluorescent lamps 2700 - 3500 K
Cool white fluorescent lamps 3800 4100 K Cool white fluorescent lamps 3800 - 4100 K
Noon daylight 5500 - 5800 K
Full spectrum fluorescent lamps 5500 - 5800 K
Blue sky 10000 12000 K Blue sky 10000 -12000 K
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Standard white fluorescent tube
In our homes and offices we mostly
use incandescent light bulbs or g
fluorescent tubes with low colour
temperature and low CRI.
The spectrum of these lamps is
significantly incomplete and different
from that of natural sunshine.
All colours under such a light will
look yellowish and reddish.
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How can we meet this challenge ?
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Full spectrum Instantdaylite
tubes
The UV parts are: The UV parts are:
UVA 4,0%
UVB 0,4% UVB 0,4%
UVC 0,0%
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Spectral comparison p p
Daylight Instantdaylite Conventional tubes Daylight Instantdaylite Conventional tubes
Colour rendering index (CRI) 99 96 83
Colour temperature (Kelvin) 5850 5800 4200
Ultraviolet share (UVA) % 5 40 4 00 0 00 Ultraviolet share (UVA) % 5,40 4,00 0,00
It is seen clearly that conventional tubes not only distort colours but do not emit UVA radiation
whichis crucial in all biological functions of plants and animals In contrast to this full which is crucial in all biological functions of plants and animals. In contrast to this full
spectrum tubes - as used in INSTANTDAYLITE - follow very closely the data of natural
daylight in colour rendering, in colour temperature and last not least in the all important UVA
share of sunlight
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share of sunlight.
Unique features of Instantdaylite
For the first time a sufficient concentration of full spectrum tubes together with
Special blinds with a computer genererated shape which disperses light also
parallel to the ceiling giving a "halo" effect
Special grid ( louver ) with parabolic shaped quadrangular openings to
eliminate glare
Special tubes developed for Instantdayliteas you will see in the next sheet
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Massatelier Prader 6370 Kitzbhel (AT)
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Massatelier Prader - 6370 Kitzbhel (AT)
Biohotel Stanglwirt 6353 Going amwildenKaiser (AT)
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Biohotel Stanglwirt - 6353 Going am wilden Kaiser (AT)
Blumenhaus Pll 6370 Kitzbhel (AT)
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Blumenhaus Pll - 6370 Kitzbhel (AT)
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Vitalogic/Ordination Dr. Spona - 1020 Wien (AT)
History of Instantdaylite
The technology of full spectrum tubes is not new in itself. The US government commissioned gy p g
the development of fluorescent tubes for nuclear powered submarines and power stations
where people spend months underground with no exposure to natural sunlight. Although the
results back in the 90s were inadequate it was better than nothing and simulated circadian results back in the 90s were inadequate it was better than nothing and simulated circadian
cycles which helped people over these long periods. Since then the quality of the tubes has
improved, but no specific luminaires for them were on the market.
In a collaboration between my partner Mrs. Eva Binder - who has a medical background
through research conducted by her deceased husband UnivProf Dr Dieter Binder professor through research conducted by her deceased husband, Univ.Prof.Dr.Dieter Binder, professor
of organic chemistry at the University of Vienna, Univ.Prof. Dr .Bernd Saletu - as head of the
sleep laboratory at the Central Hospital in Vienna together with his wife Dr. Gerda Saletu -
and myself - as founder and owner of a company producing special lights for exhibitions and
Museums we succeeded to developed such specific luminaires under the brand name of
Instantdayliteand to start production in 2009.
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Circadian cycle
Best coordination
High alertness
Fastest reaction time
Greatest cardiovascular efficiency
Melatonin secretion stops
Bowel movement likely
Highest testosterone secretion
Greatest cardiovascular efficiency
and muscle strength
Sharpest rise in
blood pressure
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Highest blood pressure
Highest body temperature
Lowest body temperature
Melatonin secretion starts
Lowest body temperature
Bowel movements suppressed
Deepest sleep
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Conclusion
The biological reactions triggered by natural or artificial sunlight start between 1700 and
2000 LUX at eye level. 20% of the light absorbed by the eyes is used for viewing. 80% of this
light goes right into the hypothalamus as control center for the autonomous nervous system
and the circadian cycles. When you consider that natural sunlight at noon in summer y y g
reaches > 80.000 LUX at eye level you understand the need for an adequate illumination
which is certainly not reached with the 500 LUX as prescribed by the German building code.
Together with a renowned lighting manufacturer with their own 5000 sqf. laboratory we
succeeded to develop a luminaire which solves the challenges of heat dissipation, glare,
tunable colour temperature electromagnetic compatibility and sufficient brightness to create tunable colour temperature, electromagnetic compatibility and sufficient brightness to create
an almost natural environment: Instantdaylite.
It is very similar to a solariumon the ceiling with one difference: You dont get a tan It is very similar to a solarium on the ceiling with one difference: You don t get a tan -
but you get the UVA and UVB shares needed for your well being!
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Th k f i t t! Thank you for your interest!
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