August 2024

Be brighter while doing homework

Progress Lighting

Reduce eye strain and stress with the right light

For many people, today's reimagined days include working in a variety of environments including traditional and home offices, kitchens, dining rooms, and other spaces around the home or local coffee shop, just to name a few. With so many out-of-the-ordinary work locations, the existing lighting is often not conducive to optimal productivity.

The American Lighting Association offers the following tips to enhance your comfort and efficiency when completing tasks and working at home.

EGLO Lighting

A dimmer is essential for optimal work space lighting. Adding a dimmer can be an easy process simply by connecting a plug-in dimmer to a table or floor lamp. Be sure to check your bulb label to be sure it is dimmable. Incandescent bulbs are always dimmable; LEDs can usually be dimmed as well. For help in acquiring a dimmer and the proper bulbs, contact your local ALA-member lighting showroom for answers to all your lighting questions.

Lutron Electronics

Maximize visibility

Do you have enough light? If reading or other visual tasks seem difficult, check the output of the bulbs in your fixtures. If more light is needed, and you are still using incandescent bulbs, consider making the switch to LEDs. A 60-watt incandescent bulb emits about 800 lumens of light. For more light, try using an 1100 lumen LED bulb, which is equivalent to a 75-watt incandescent.

Kichler

Be sure the additional light does not cause glare, which may require adjusting your lamp or window shades. All bulbs should be the same color (chromaticity). Look for the chromaticity rating on the bulb package. LED bulbs that match the color of incandescent bulbs are rated for 2700 Kelvin (K), often referred to as warm white. Your nearby ALA-member showroom has trained staff to answer all your questions and find the perfect bulbs for your space.