Light in the office: an insider tip that nobody talks about
You should always feel comfortable in your office – whether you are employed or self-employed working from home. Boring furnishings, poor lighting, and insufficient ventilation mean that you can concentrate less well and your work ultimately suffers. To prevent this, you need to know how light in the office affects our work – we'll take a closer look at that in this blog article.
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Importance of light in the office & at the workplace
Light is a factor that many people still underestimate. The human rhythm is completely aligned with daylight: when it gets darker in the evening, the body releases melatonin, which makes you tired – so you can fall asleep relatively well and your body automatically shuts down. This is also why many people have more difficulty getting out of bed in the winter – or cannot be productive in the semi-dark office in the morning.
In addition to these effects, which are similar in everyone, poor lighting in the office also has other effects on the body. Due to the low illumination, the eyes are more strained during everyday tasks, which leads to irritation and pain. In addition, the bright computer monitor shines directly into your eyes and causes glare. All of this means that you can concentrate less well. In addition, the darkness affects your mood; in autumn and winter, many people suffer more frequently from anxiety and depression – this should be counteracted by light in the office.
Light plays a major role for the human body, especially real, natural daylight. A study by the University of Oxford has impressively shown how important it is for people to be outdoors and in daylight. Employees who worked outdoors got an average of 46 minutes more sleep per night. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure enough light in the office if you work mostly in an enclosed space.
Are you an employer and considering modernizing your office with regard to proper lighting? Then you should do so, because an internal survey of a large company showed that over 90 percent of employees believe that light in the office is a decisive factor in choosing a job – because your employees want to feel comfortable.
If you are thinking about modernizing your office, the right furniture is also important. This should be robust, durable, and also optically reasonably appealing. At Deskspace, you will find everything for your office that supports health at work. With a height-adjustable desk, you keep your body constantly in motion, even if you don't notice it. The Deskspace Pro is therefore your perfect companion if you want to combine a healthy lifestyle with your work.
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Tips & Tricks for better light in the office
In this section, we'll look at how to ensure the right brightness in your office. First and foremost, you should try to get as much daylight into the office as possible – only then would we recommend using artificial light, but not just any. Because too bright lamps also negatively affect your work, for example, an overly bright fluorescent tube.
Ideally, your desk should be parallel to the window in your office to guarantee the best lighting conditions. This avoids glare or distracting reflections that interrupt your work. You should also make sure that sunlight does not shine directly into your face; blinds or partial curtains are therefore important for particularly sunny days, so that the light in the office does not become too much of a good thing. Also, remove anything in your office that blocks daylight. No shelves, large plants, or other disturbing things should be in front of the windows, otherwise you will lack important light rays.
If your office is not blessed with the best windows or a good orientation, you can help out with artificial alternatives. However, the artificial light should not be too bright; experts recommend a brightness of about 500 lux to avoid straining the eyes too much but also to ensure good brightness. You can find the brightness specifications on most lamps. It is best to equip your office with daylight lamps, which are installed as panels on the ceiling – this makes it almost look like pure sunlight. These daylight lamps are no longer expensive today and can also be installed by amateurs – if you are employed, you can also ask your employer if they will finance them.
You have no windows in your office and it is almost completely dark all day? Then you should consider artificial windows that contain daylight lamps – from a distance, they are hardly distinguishable from a real window, and the light distribution is very similar. They are a good solution to improve your work performance even in an otherwise dark room.
Further tips besides the right light in the office
In addition to sufficient lighting, other things can also help you work better in your office. In this section, we will therefore look at another accessory that enriches your workday – the height-adjustable desk, for example from Deskspace.
It allows you to work standing up whenever you feel like it – and thus meet your movement goals, because your concentration decreases after just one hour of pure sitting. The Deskspace Pro has many features that make your everyday life a little easier: a memory function for several heights, a stand-up reminder function, a water-repellent surface, and a robust frame for a long lifespan. In addition, all Deskspace products are easy to assemble and require no special knowledge or experts – we provide detailed instructions.
