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With Benjamin Rapkin
2/20/23 – Lighting Episode 300 (Full Version) – Benjamin Rapkin 38:33
Nothing can beat real sunlight for an indoor environment. But sometimes, getting daylight into an interior space is difficult or impossible. Benjamin says he’s got the next best thing. Michael and Greg do their best to be skeptical, but Benjamin might have won them over with LIGHTGLASS Simulated Windows & Skylights. Let Get A Grip On Lighting shed some light on the subject for you. Benjamin is a Co-founder of LIGHTGLASS and lightly, a student of biophilic design, and a researcher of light’s impact on human biology and psychology. He works to further understand how we can apply light to improve people’s quality of life, and to reduce the carbon footprint of the industry. As a lifelong musician, Benjamin greatly appreciates the converging creativity and design of architectural products and spaces, and is passionate about improving the human relationship with the built environment.
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Great conversation, many interesting thoughts about cuing and psychology.
What I was missing is a mention of spectral interactions in physiology when it comes to circadian stimulation. Since we know that different frequencies interact with each other, stimulation with blue light is not the same with or without the long end of the spectrum… (https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153519887520)
Also, how about flicker? With all the adjustability, I assume that flicker becomes a greater problem. But since the light is beautifully diffused in this application (all lamps should look like this!), maybe the phase of the individual sources behind the diffusor could be shifted to smooth the output?