Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives.  We feature some of the best here.

HEALTH
Popcorn Seed | Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark: 12 Natural Ways To …
That’s why full spectrum light and energizing your body for greater absorption of light is essential. Whether it’s winter or just feeling dark, this article will give you some natural modalities to absorb more light! Light is one of the …

Ten ways to beat the winter blues
I have full spectrum light bulbs over every reading chair in the house, but it’s important to buy those which have the proper day wavelength whatever that means. You need thirty minutes of light therapy everyday. …

More Winter Remedies
We spend most of our time in our kitchen early in the morning and evening, so we decided to replace the environmentally friendly bulbs with full-spectrum lights. There is some scientific evidence that “plant lights” improve one’s …

PLANTCARE
Indoor Sports
Products like the Windowfarm and Woolly Pocket Wally are intriguing, but a bit more investment of time and money than I was looking for and light would still be an issue. This year, I decided an over-the-sink shelf and a full-spectrum …

PETCARE
Ferret Toothbrush | Ferrets – We Love Ferrets
Some researchers believe that articial light (especially during summers) increase a ferret’s chance for adrenal disease and poor overall coat (and messed up shedding seasons). The best light is either a full-spectrum bulb or amber light …

EYECARE
Good Lighting May Be Best Way To Battle Impact Of Age-Related …
Full-spectrum light is ideal for older readers because it guarantees perfect color rendering, reduces eye strain and glare, and makes it easier to see …

PHOTOGRAPHY
An Experiment in Lighting | Photo By Holly
I went out yesterday and picked up a work light, and a pack of 100 watt, full- spectrum light bulbs. I wanted to have something else to use as lighting besides my camera flash! …. and since I am completely uninspired by any outdoor …

HOME DECORATING

Lighten up the Dark Days of Winter | Feng Shui Life Mapping
Nightlights: Add a decorative night light to a room or area that seems dark. Full Spectrum Bulbs: There is some controversy about the benefit of using them all the time as you are meant to only be exposed to such a spectrum during the …

Feng Shui for Winter Blues! Happiness, Health and Harmony
Use full spectrum light bulbs (such as GE Reveal Brand). Full spectrum lighting mimics sunlight and contains all colors of the spectrum. It also triggers serotonin production, which in turn, helps lift your mood and creates good …

Here are a few bathroom tips
If you have small windows in your bathroom and don’t get as much sunlight as you like you can put up a ceiling light in the center of the room which emits full spectrum light, akin to sunlight. Bathroom wall tiles …

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“The form of the Leaf House is unique. By day it resembles a strange hat or misshapen boat; by night a Jack O’ Lantern, glowing from within, its windows evoking the abstracted eyes and mouth of some Finnish folklore giant. Though the structure appears quirky and follyesque – modernism goes Moomin – it is far from haphazard.”

Viva-Lite partners Ad-Lux were responsible for the full-spectrum lights throughout the house and reported from the opening party that under the Viva Lite lamps the colors of the house are real and beautiful.

You can watch a video of the house here.

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HOME DECORATING
Lighting Windowless Rooms | Home Lighting Advice
Complement general lighting with accent lighting like table lamps and wall sconces, to avoid a cave-like atmosphere. Try full spectrum lighting, as it mimic the sun’s natural light. A little bit of maneuvering will turn any windowless ..

~ Home as Haven: The Guest Room | Graceful Balance
Good lighting enhances everything from the ambiance of a room to the function of it. A reading lamp by the bed is a nice touch as is a bright full spectrum light for when one is dressing. For those not comfortable in total darkness a …

Warming Up a Winter Room with Color
While fluorescent bulbs are extremely cost effective and energy efficient, they emit a cool colored light, which tends to drain a room’s energy. Full spectrum lights, which mimic the light of the sun, are an excellent choice for …

MISCELLANEOUS
Some Tips for staying awake during the ashes « The Sleep Geek
Having full spectrum light bulbs in the room where you are watching the cricket will help to keep you awake during play – they mimic the sun and your body will assume that it’s daytime and therefore feel more awake. …

HEALTH
101 Ways to be Happy | Travel Blog – Tripbase
28) Put full-spectrum lights in your home or office. If you live in a wintry climate that doesn’t get much sun, you can replicate the effect with light bulbs that mimic the sun’s rays. 29) Drink coffee. Studies in Brazil showed that …

6 Great Health Tips For Computer Users! | Digital Corp | Computer …
But complaints of headaches, eye problems, electrical sensitivity and other health complaints in the workplace have all been eliminated when these fluorescent tubes are replaced with full spectrum lighting. This mimics the effect of …

One of the Most Common Causes of Insomnia | Donald P. Nebel Jr …
Using full spectrum lights in your home and office can help ameliorate the lack of high quality sunlight during the day, and paying attention to the amount of light you flood your home with in the evening is important as well. …

PLANT CARE
The Spontaneous Gardener: Good Gifts for Gardeners
Make sure you buy a full spectrum light bulb for your plants. I think you want a CFL bulb, but ask at the garden or hardware store first. Garden shears, watering cans, those plastic thingys you use to start plants indoors, peat pellets …

WORK BETTER
Full Spectrum Lighting Helps Relieve Stress in the Workplace …
Years of research has led to the understanding that people depend on full spectrum light, which is the full range of rays from ultraviolet to infrared, with rainbow colors violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red in between …

After Lunch Drowsiness-What Can You Do About It? | Health Reform
If you have the cool white fluorescent tubes lighting your space a better option is full spectrum fluorescent bulbs. These simulate the wavelength of sunlight and if you can get them, you should. Feeling awake and alert after lunch is …

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“Our environment is increasingly impacting our health, separating us from the natural forces that interact with our physiology to keep us well. The most pervasive forces are light and darkness. The lights we use or are exposed to at night cause the greatest disruption.

Every bit of light has an effect on our melatonin production, our own homemade sleep remedy, to the extent that perfect production for a good night’s sleep would have to take place deep in a cave. However, caves have other drawbacks that are not conducive to sleep, and there aren’t enough of them to go around.

The presence of modern light pollution is labeled “light noise,” according to clinical psychologist Rubin Naiman in an interview with Dr. Mercola (Mercola.com). Most of us can sleep in spite of it. We handle the intrusion of outside lights by covering our heads with a pillow or putting up a shade.”

The full article can be found here.

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Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives.  We feature some of the best here.

HEALTH
Vitamin D2 vs D3 Vs Sunlight | Health News and Tips
But full spectrum lamps may be much safer than UBV light alone because full spectrum light naturally limits the total amount of vitamin D3 the skin makes in the body. Research has not been done on common full spectrum CFS lightbulbs to …

Usman Imtiaz: Secrets to a Good Night’s Sleep
If there is even the tiniest bit of light in the room it can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland’s production of melatonin and seratonin. There also should be as little light in the bathroom as possible if you get up in the middle of the night. … Ideally it is best to increase levels naturally with exposure to bright sunlight in the daytime (along with full spectrum fluorescent bulbs in the winter) and absolute complete darkness at night. …

HOME DECORATING
Feng Shui Your Cubicle | Tri-State Office Furniture …
Sitting under fluorescent lights is a challenge for any cubicle-dweller and you should try to eliminate any glare shining on your face. You can replace the fluorescent tubes with full-spectrum bulbs that offer a healthier, warmer light. …

Creating a Stress-Free Office
Dimmer switches, table lights, angled lamps, as well as overhead lighting can all be used. If your room is not lit naturally from large windows, avoid fluorescent lighting if at all possible and invest in full-spectrum lighting. …

I get tired working in my enclosed office with no outside window …
If you bought a lamp for your cubicle you may get a full spectrum lightbulb, like the kind that people shine into reptile aquariums that replicate sunlight………or do what i did Move to Florida:-). BevD. 26. Aug, 2010. Yup lack of light can cause depression and tiredness. Everyone needs light to help them throughout the day. There are special lamps you can buy that will give you that “light” that you need like what’s outside and not the fluorescent types. …

Bathroom Remodel Boulder County- Ideas, Construction, Residential …
Recessed lighting incorporated into a skylight well gives the illusion of daylight at night. Fluorescent lighting with the proper selection of tube can provide full-spectrum color and even illumination, while minimizing heat. …

Desk and Study Lamps: Which One Suits You? | Home Improvement Power
If you like a really bright light when you study but don’t like halogen bulbs, you can also try using a full spectrum of light bulb in your desk or study lamp. That way you get the brightness of daylight without the headaches that can …

PLANT CARE
Beautiful Orchids: Orchid Care Made Easy
You can substitute natural sunlight with full-spectrum “grow lights” placed about a foot above the orchid’s blooms to create a total of approximately 12 hours of sunlight per day. Temperature. Orchids thrive in temperatures between 55 …

Seed Starting For Beginning Gardeners – 5 Steps to Success …
… provided that they have access to a full day (at least 8 hours) of bright light, most gardeners will need to supplement their seedling lighting with special plant or grow lights that simulate the full spectrum of the sun. …

PHOTOGRAPHY
The Old Coffee Mill and a Call for Flickr & Facebook to increase …
This coffee mug and beans rested atop a full-spectrum light box (you know, the kind used for viewing film negatives), and flash was used to illuminate overhead. Vintage coffee pot collection. Image by H is for Home …

REPTILECARE
What can I feed my wild brown anole lizard?
You must also provide the right kind of lighting. Your lizard needs full-spectrum light that includes UVB. This helps them get the maximum nutritional value from their food. Without proper lighting, your brown anole will not be able to …

What do I need to know about bearded dragons? | Bearded Lizards
The brighter the light, the better. Dragons thrive under a good full spectrum UV source. We recommend active UV/heat or mercury vapor bulbs. These bulbs work double time to give your dragon quality UV and producing heat at the same time …

MISCELLANEOUS
How can I cover up my under eye circles?
Use a light reflecting concealer in a shade lighter than you would normally choose for the colour of your foundation. Apply after your foundation or else you will just rub it off and then finally lightly dust over some powder because this keeps ….. I also use a full-spectrum lamp. This way I could be sure that my makeup wouldn’t look totally different when I step out of the house! In case you decide to buy “Lemonaid” later on, don’t do it. The color effect is excellent, …

TERMINOLOGY
BulbAmerica Official Blog: Color Temperature: A Guide for the …
In lighting especially, you may come across the designation ‘full-spectrum’ light. Full-spectrum light refers to light with a color temperature of 5000K an up. More specifically, full-spectrum means that the light contains all of the …

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Around the world different people are talking about how they use full-spectrum lighting in their day-to-day lives.  We feature some of the best here.

HOME DECORATING
Decorating a Dorm Room with Lights
If there is no window, choose a full spectrum light bulb that mimics natural sunlight. Take down outdated curtains or window coverings. If they belong to the dorm owner (usually the college or house parents), return them or keep them

Derek Loves Shopping » Tips on how to survive in a small home
Use full spectrum light bulbs to energize and enliven your home. Have lots of dinner parties. People actually socialize better in small spaces. And, as an added bonus, apartment dwellers who entertain take better care of their homes.

About Desk and Study Lamps | Need Landscaping Ideas?
If you like a really bright light when you study but don’t like halogen bulbs, you can also try using a full spectrum of light bulb in your desk or study lamp. That way you get the brightness of daylight without the headaches that can …

BIRD CARE
The Basics of Pet Bird Care
Since most pet birds are kept indoors, some owners and aviaries install full-spectrum lighting. Full- spectrum fluorescent lighting simulates natural sunlight. Birds have keen eyesight and need the variations of light only found in …

PLANT CARE
Common Mistakes Of The New Gardener | Top LED Grow Lights
If you are starting out with grow lights I would suggest a full spectrum type of light preferably a LED light as they are easy to manage and require no extra accessories to work correctly. HID or fluorescent work equally as well if you …

Good grow light for an avocado tree?
I sprouted my avocado seedling about 7 months ago and it was doing so well while it was warm outside. It is now a bit cooler and it pretty much spends it’s.

MISCELLANEOUS
To be considered full spectrum light desires to register ninety or …
There has been lots of talk in recent years about full range light bulbs. These are light bulbs which cover the entire light wavelength from infrared to near-ultraviolet.

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During the day, computer screens look good—they’re designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn’t be looking at the sun. This little software tool called “F.lux” is all you need to change it. It makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

It’s even possible that you’re staying up too late because of your computer. You could use f.lux because it makes you sleep better, or you could just use it just because it makes your computer look better. f.lux makes your computer screen look like the room you’re in, all the time. When the sun sets, it makes your computer look like your indoor lights. In the morning, it makes things look like sunlight again.

Tell f.lux what kind of lighting you have, and where you live. Then forget about it. F.lux will do the rest, automatically.

You can download this software freely. It is available for Mac, Windows and Linux. Here is the homepage…

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This paper reviews developments in hybrid light guidance systems.

In these daylight and electric light are simultaneously delivered into a building where they are combined and distributed via luminaires. The technology used in hybrid systems, both conceptual and realised, is discussed. The review speculates as to their likely performance in terms of daylight delivery; capital and running costs; user reaction to the systems; potential impact of the systems on the building which they light; and suitable design methods. It is noted that a substantial amount of work remains before the potential of hybrid systems may be realised, notably on their long-term economics and feasibility in different geographic locations.

MS Mayhoub, BArch MA – School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Leverhulme Building, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK, on leave from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

DJ Carter, PhD – School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, Leverhulme Building, Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7ZN, UK, eb09@liverpool.ac.uk

Found in: Lighting Research and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 1, 51-71 (2010)

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To celebrate this, we’d like to share a story with you from a client in the Netherlands: He is a specialist for rare plants and grows (among others) a special type of amaryllis from South Africa. Now after he was away for some travels and without proper lighting as usual, on his return the plant seemed to have died off and the leafs already showed an unhealthy yellow colour.

Even though he thought it was too late, he felt to give Viva-Lite a go and installed 2×80W Viva-Lite Full Spectrum tubes just to find that after only 3 days of being lit with Viva-Lite, his amaryllis came back to perfect condition adding “this result is absolutely amazing”:

Since then we had many enquiries and lot of feedback from people who use Viva-Lite for their plants and animals alike (e.g. fish, aquarium etc.), many with similar stories.

We thought of sharing this good news with you at the beginning of the New Year.

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Many interesting topics were exchanged and it was also decided which new full spectrum lighting models and products shall become part of the future Viva-Lite product range. Have a look at the following photo impressions:

For more photo impressions and other pictures, please follow our flickr photo feed…

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