What are the pros and cons of natural lighting?
- What are the pros and cons of natural lighting?
Advantages / Disadvantages Reduces the amount of electricity consumed to provide general and task lighting. Natural light has a health and wellbeing benefit for staff. Direct sunlight can cause glare and 'solar gain', which increases the cooling demand in a space.
- How does natural light make you feel?
According to researchers at Northwestern University's neuroscience program, an abundance of natural light boosts morale, improves motivation and workplace performance and promotes feelings of peace and calm, while harsh, artificial light triggers headaches and tends to make people feel nervous, uneasy or fatigued.