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Who’s talking about full-spectrum lighting – issue 5

Ursula — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:39:25 +0000

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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Carbonfund.org spotlights Viva-Lite

Ursula — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:31:18 +0000

Carbonfund.org is an leading organisation in the carbon offset industry. They recently ran a blog entry on their partner Viva-Lite.

Five Ways to “Brighten” Your Life
by GREG TAYLOR on AUGUST 25, 2010

Our partner Viva-Lite shares their perspective with us in a guest blog this week. If you haven’t checked out their full spectrum lights yet, make sure you do. They make a huge difference in your mood, your health, your productivity and the way you work. Below, Viva-Lite’s founders offer their top five places to switch to full spectrum lights and brighten your life:

1. Offices and factories. Are you in charge of people who are spending the majority of their day under artificial light?…..

You can read the full blog here.

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Why do plants respond to full-spectrum light?

Ursula — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:24:23 +0000

We recommend full-spectrum lighting for plantcare and also reference a number of other websites that do so.

But have you ever wondered why plants respond so well to full-spectrum light?

The answer lies in a plants anatomy – a part of the plant, called the “stoma” controls the inflow of carbon dioxide and the outflow of oxygen. This allows photosynthesis to take place.

Scientists studied plants that were given full-spectrum light and others that were given only a portion of the light spectrum. Those that were given the full-spectrum had greater levels of transpiration (carbon dioxide/oxygen flow) and so great ability to photosynthesize.

The full article can be found here.

The conclusions seem to be allow your plants to be in natural daylight or if you can’t (eg indoor seedlings or pot-plants) then full-spectrum light bulbs will allow for more vigorous growth.

Previously referenced plantcare links

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Who’s talking about full-spectrum lighting – issue 4

Ursula — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:13 +0000

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
Home Gym Design | Gym Design |
A great idea is having full spectrum daylight bulbs which create natural light frequencies that have a more energizing effect than yellow light. Remember never to use florescent lighting as it has a very draining effect.

Electronic Smog | Quality & Low Price Auto Parts & Car Electronics
Replace bright and fluorescent light with subdued full-spectrum/natural incandescent bulbs or candle light as much as possible. Increase melatonin naturally by sleeping in the darkest room possible. …

HOME DECORATING
Bend it right
Hindustan Times
If you spend long hours working on your desk, use a full spectrum light bulb that mimics the natural sunlight,” says Angeline Loiseau, store manager at …

BIRD CARE
Wanting Healthy Lighting Over Cage – Talk Budgies Forums
The bulb provides full spectrum lighting including UVA and UVB. Amazon has them ([. Amazon · Amazon. ), but you should shop around for the best price. Attached is a picture of it hanging over my flock’s cages. Attached Thumbnails …

PLANT CARE
Indoor Greenhouse Gardening for Beginners – Home Garden Magazine …
If you don’t have such a window, then you’ll need to consider using a grow light. This will require a special light bulb that gives off a full spectrum of light similar to the sun’s rays. While the light cast from these bulbs certainly …

ART
Oil Painting for Beginners – How to Get Started in Oil Painting …
This sort of lighting is referred to as “full spectrum lighting”. There have been series of opposite full spectrum lighting products available. Just do a poke upon google for “full spectrum lighting” as great as we will find a series of …

Lighting? – Kustom Kulture Lounge -=KKL=-
Which is obviously bad for lighting. I was thinking of two options to change this… A. Get some full spectrum lights and mirrors to place around the shed. B. Put in a “sunlight”/”hole in the roof with perspex” …

CRAFT
The Desert Quilter: Follow Up on Fluorescent Lights and Mood
So it was back to the research to study light bulb frequencies called “color temperature”. Apparently standard fluorescents, called cool-white have a color temperature of 4200 K; full spectrum lights have color temperature of 5000-5500 …

REPTILECARE
Now 2 You » Blog Archive » How to care for anoles dos and donts?
Light: in addition to the incandescent basking light, provide a full spectrum UVA/UVB light for 10-12 hours per day. Water and Humidity: a humidity level of 60-70% is necessary for anoles. This can usually be achieved by misting the …

Taking Good Care Of Your North American Box Turtle | pandora …
Full spectrum lighting is required for indoor enclosures. Full spectrum light mimics the beneficial effects of natural sunlight, enabling the turtle to metabolize vitamin D3. The full spectrum lighting is an essential part of the …

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Who’s talking about full-spectrum lighting – issue 3

Ursula — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:28:32 +0000

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
Boost Your Fertility While You Sleep | A good sleep night
Getting adequate sunlight or other full spectrum light during the day is key to optimum fertility for many reasons. Vitamin D is created in our bodies when we are exposed to sunlight and Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to …

When is light not light? « Life – and everything else
A ten year study at John Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore showed a positive effect of full spectrum light on the reduction of breast, rectal and colon cancer. In Russia, full spectrum lighting was used in a factory to …

HEALTH – EYECARE
Low Vision Aids – Optical Aids, Adaptive Aids, Lighting
Sunlight is believed to be the best for reading. So, arrange furniture such that reading during daytime can be done sitting by the window side. Full spectrum light bulbs are recommended.They are known to mimic natural sunlight. …

HOME DECORATING
Creating an Optimal Study Environment with Feng Shui | San Diego …
Good lighting is a must. Full-spectrum task lighting is a preferred alternative to regular incandescent lighting. Full-spectrum lighting provides a greater spectrum of light which lessens eye strain. 4. Find a place that is free from as …

Idea ROOM CONTEST in my office. . . Plzz help? « Office Furniture Mall
I would consider carefully the types of lighting available – good, natural light is preferred; full spectrum light is a good artificial alternative – overhead as well as task lighting, and some softer (lower wattage) indirect lighting …

PLANT CARE
GT-First Grow, How am I doin? (rhizo, Pins?) – Mycotopia Web Forums
Exposure of 9 hrs indirect sun light with 4 hrs full spectrum 6500k at 75 degrees F. So I was just wondering, where I am in the grand scheme of things. Meaning what stage is this and how much longer do I have to go before I get to see …

Why are the veins on my sword plant’s leaves turning brown?
The right amount of light for the Amazon sword plant is a minimum of 2 watts of full-spectrum lighting per gallon of aquarium water. It sounds like you may not have enough light (full spectrum) for your tank. I would go to the pet store …

Do fluorescent light bulbs help plant grow? | Lights For Plants
Most fluorescent lights will not. However you can purchase full spectrum bulbs or ones specifically designed for plants. Generally you will need both a warm and a cool light to get the full spectrum needed for plants. …

Everything On Cheap Greenhouses For Sale | Best Home Improvement Ideas
If you do not need supplemental heat, the very best option would be to acquire a fluorescent light fixture and then pick full spectrum fluorescent bulbs for it. If you liked this essayyou would likely also be entertained by learning …

What aquatic plants are low maintenance and suitable for a …
You want to have some sort of lighting so that your plant will grow. I recommend full spectrum lights designed to give plants the full spectrum of visible light so they have a wide range of light wavelengths to get their energy from. …

ART
All Info For You – Art Lighting Products Simulate Natural Light
Since tinge does not exist though light, we contingency have true, full spectrum art lighting for your paintings. Special furnishings as good as speakers have been combined for we to suffer each slight movement of great song as good as …

CRAFT
Flexible Craft Lamp Offers Visual Versatility | RoFx.Net
Quality craft lamps eliminate this imbalance by providing a full-spectrum illumination that allows us to view colors more accurately. Aside from installing panoramic windows, these lamps are the closest things to sunlight that you can …

REPTILECARE
WHO DOESNT WANT A DRAGON?!? – SnakeBytesTV
Screen tops allow air flow, allow your lighting and heat sources to work correctly and also allow humidity to escape. LIGHTING: Bearded Dragons require full spectrum lighting for 12-14 hours a day. I happen to use the Reptisun 5.0 or …

MISCELLANEOUS
Don’t Get Left in the Dark Over Light Bulbs
If it’s true sunlight replacement you are looking for then you need full spectrum light bulbs. These bulbs provide exactly the same light spectrum that you get from sunlight. They have many uses within the scientific and medical …

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Who’s talking about full-spectrum lighting – issue 2

Ursula — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:32:39 +0000

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
Emotional Intelligence and Feeling Good
However full-spectrum light used in the poultry industry causes chickens to live twice as long, be calmer and less aggressive, and produce eggs 25% lower in cholesterol. Apparently, even human cholesterol levels drop when people are …

SAD Light Therapy – News and Articles on Health
This light triggers the pineal gland through the eyes. Full-spectrum, or “bright white” light is specifically indicated for periods of 3-4 hours per day, from October to April. (And it goes without saying, the person receiving light …

Several Effective Methods to Relieve Depression – Best Insomnia Cure
Light therapy. It uses a combination of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), fluorescent lamps and lasers to produce the full spectrum of light under controlled circumstances. This type of therapy has been shown to be effective in treating …

Don’t Get SAD in the Winter — Brighten Your Mood With Full …
He notes that the prevalence of SAD pioneered the discovery of an effective treatment method in the form of full spectrum light therapy, also known as phototherapy. A number of scientific studies have found that the effectiveness of …

You Could Be A Victim of “Sunlight Starvation”: 5 Surprising …
Serotonin, a brain hormone associated with mood elevation, increases with exposure to light. Conversely, the hormone melatonin increases with less light, making us feel tired. Full spectrum lights have been shown clinically to be highly …

Full Spectrum Sunlight And Inner Health
In one experiment, a tumour-susceptible strain of mice lived more than twice as long under full-spectrum light as they did under standard lighting, and rats exposed to full-spectrum light had significantly lessened tumour development. …

Light Therapy for Insomnia
Light therapy uses powerful lamps with full spectrum light, which have been found to be effective in treating insomnia and SAD. Other ways of achieving strong light is from lasers, light emitting diodes and fluorescent lamps. …

Light Incandescent | Lights Out
Many bulbs are being designed as full spectrum light bulbs. Full spectrum light bulbs are not a specific type of light bulb, but rather a description of light bulbs produced. Full spectrum light bulbs produce light that is similar to …

HEALTH – EYECARE
Avoid Eye Strain and Fatigue with These Helpful Exercises …
Again, with the lighting at home or work, try and use full spectrum florescent bulbs, which filter imbalanced light to increase contrast, show true color and reduce glare. An added bonus to using full spectrum florescent bulbs is that …

Why Trading is Destroying your Body | zero hedge
Use full spectrum lighting. Lighting, like sunlight, that covers the visual spectrum makes things easier to see. Adjust the color setting on monitors and screens. Some even allow you to adjust the color temperature. …

HOME DECORATING
How To Choose Desk And Study Lamps | Articles Fox
But if the bright light is welcome but only the halogen bulb doesn’t agree with you, then you can fit 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 …

How Skylights Can Benefit Your Home And Your Family : Hypercup.org
Not specifically about full-spectrum light bulbs but talks indepth about the value of full-spectrum light.
Imagine reading by beautiful sunlight instead of the harsh overhead lights. Natural light is full-spectrum, which means it’s generally better for your eyes, your body, and your mind. You’ve probably experienced this for yourself. …

Expert Lighting Advice | The Lighting District Blog
We installed full-spectrum lightbulbs all around the window frames—eight bulbs per frame—and then I hung elegant plantation shutters with very wide louvers. You tilt the louvers in any direction and they scoop up the light and shine it …

BIRD CARE
Full Spectrum Lighting – Parrot Forum – Parrot Owner’s Community
I just received my full spectrum light. It is a 15 watt bulb from Featherbrite, that sits on top of the cage. It has an attachment that raises it.

FISH CARE
Managing Your Flowerhorn Aquarium | Fish Tank Filters
If sunlight isn’t possible in your living space, getting a full spectrum light is advisable. Be sure to leave it on for four to eight hours a day to maintain the color development of your Flowerhorn. …

PLANT CARE
Flower Meaning and Care » Blog Archive » The Best Options in …
The basic fluorescent bulbs do lack the warmer end of the light spectrum, but you can find full spectrum or “daylight” fluorescent bulbs, and they are the best choice. For some orchid species that require high-intensity light it may be …

Children Grants » Tending to an indoor Bonsai Tree correctly is …
Indoor bonsai trees must receive 2 to 4 hours of natural or artificial sun light. For bonsai, full spectrum flourescents may supply the necessary lumination amounts but the tree needs to be placed in close proximity towards the light. …

REPTILE CARE
Bearded Dragon Lighting Help? | Everything For Your Pet Lizard and …
“Tһе Super UV fluorescent lamp іѕ a full-spectrum daylight lamp tһаt produces tһе optimal amounts οf beneficial ultraviolet rays, 3% + UVB аחԁ 7%+ UVA, wһісһ һеƖр process calcium fοr bone growth. Itѕ color-enhancing, natural-daylight …

What is the best light/heating lamp and filter for my new turtle …
As far as lights, we use Full Spectrum Lights. They produce light just like the sun. All of our turtles are water turtles, so we have water heaters. Keeping the water at temp keeps the tank at temp. Our turtle setup: 250 gal tank. …

PHOTOGRAPHY
Can’t I use a regular floor lamp with full spectrum light bulbs as …
Even the amateur lights for sale are too high for me. What is the difference in those and the full spectrum sewing lights you can buy at craft stores or just.

MISCELLANEOUS
BLOOD KNOT: The Frog
The light I use at my tying desk provides me with full spectrum light, in order that the flies I construct will not change color when brought into the real light of day. Often, however, I am still amazed at the difference, and wish that …

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Who’s talking about full-spectrum lighting?

Ursula — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:05:34 +0000

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 …

HEALTH

CURE FOR H1N1 FLU FOUND: NATURAL CURE MAKES VACCINE OBSOLETE …

A natural cure for the H1N1 flu virus is known to be 5000 IU per day vitamin D3 supplements in Winter months or 30 minute full spectrum light.

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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Viva-Lite Valkeakoski Housing Fair Video

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:53:34 +0000

The following video was taken on the Finnish Housing Fair in the City of Valkeakoski between 10 July – 9 August 2009.

A special treat was one house lighted fully with VIVA-LITE and created by lighting designer Ilkka Pekanheimo from Ad-Lux:

About the Housing Fair:

The ca. 40 fair houses built on the verdant housing fair area in Valkeakoski form a multi-faceted combination. An extensible, unique house for a first home, a TV-house and a passive house with a vivid design are good examples of the extensive selection of houses. The fair includes houses built in both traditional and modern styles, one- and two-storey solutions, stone and wood houses – not to mention the latest trends and experimental building.

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Viva-Lite Full Spectrum Website Wins “eco site awards”

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:29:07 +0000

Viva-Lite is happy to announce that it has won the eco site website award in the “Health” category. Eco Site Awards is the Website Awards Site To Help Promote Green Thinking in the categories of Health, Ecology and Safety.

“In a world that relies upon commerce to exist sometimes these four things seem to take a back seat to our financial goals. Yet, without them, we cannot survive or exist in harmony with each other and our world.”

Eco Site Awards

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PM to present Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:16:44 +0000

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon John Key will present the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards on 28 May in Auckland at a black-tie gala dinner attended by 600 business leaders. VIVA-LITE is a finalist in the awards and will be attenting the Auckland Business Expo as well.

“Our small and medium businesses play a critical part in our economy, the Prime Minister told Bizzone managing director Sarah Trotman, organiser of the awards. “They provide Kiwis with the essential goods and services they need. They help drive innovation across our economy. And they can become – with good leadership and support – our large businesses of tomorrow.

In these challenging economic times he said it’s important that we do what we can to help small businesses succeed. “That’s why the Government has introduced a Small Business Relief Package aimed at reducing red tape and making it less expensive for small and medium businesses to manage their cash flows and pay taxes,” he says. “It’s also important to acknowledge and celebrate the organisations and individuals who help our small businesses maximise their potential. I’m looking forward to presenting at the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards on 28 May. I hope to see you there.”

The Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards are sponsored by Vero, BDO Spicers and National Business Review and are a key event during the annual Bizzone Business Expo, New Zealand’s largest event for business.

Entries for this year’s Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards were stronger than ever says Bizzone managing director Sarah Trotman. “New Zealand businesses are being well supported by companies that are not buying into the doom and gloom mentality,” she says. “The evaluators were thoroughly impressed by the quality and higher number of entries – choosing winners this year will be extremely difficult.”

Finalists were spread throughout New Zealand and include VIVA-LITE with five others in the category one-to-many.

To see this year’s finalists, go to www.bizzone.com/awards/2009-finalists.aspx or to get tickets for the awards dinner call 0800 249 397.
To get a free ticket for the Auckland Business Expo, please follow this link: www.bizzone.com/guestof/viva-lite

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