Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: An Important Lighting Resource: RPI’s Lighting Research Center
Do you want to better understand how lighting influences humans’ mental and physical wellbeing? Their cognitive performance? If you’ve answered these questions positively (and if you’re reading this column it seems likely that you’re at least a little interested in these topics), you should take a look at the resources available at the website of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (http://www.lrc.rpi.edu). On their website the LRC is very clear about who they are and their organizational objectives: “The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the world’s leading center for lighting research and education. Established in 1988 by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the LRC has been pioneering research in solid-state lighting, light and health, transportation lighting and safety, and energy efficiency for more than 30 years. LRC lighting scientists with multidisciplinary expertise in research, technology, design and …
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