Managing Reduced Daylight with Today’s Lighting Control Systems
Enhance Your Mood and Environment with Advanced LED Illumination
With the end of daylight saving time and the diminishing daylight as winter closes in, many people across the country feel slightly melancholy. They miss the long summer days when we took the warmth and sunlight for granted.
In the Bay Area, we lose as much as 5-6 hours of sunlight as the summer wanes and the winter unfolds. On the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, we receive only 9.5 hours of light.
So, what happens to the human body when it experiences shorter daylight hours? This change in light can disrupt the circadian rhythm, the internal time clock controlled predominantly by natural light. When the sun rises, it initiates the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that increases energy and joy. When it sets, the darkness reminds the body it’s time to produce melatonin, the hormone associated with sleep.
Despite the changing patterns, there are ways to combat the drab feelings associated with diminishing sunlight. Here, we’ll explore one of the most intriguing approaches to brightening spaces and moods—today’s advanced lighting control systems.
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More Than Melancholy
Before we share some of the solutions today’s full-spectrum, tunable LED lighting brings, we want to address the feelings some people experience as fall turns to winter. Called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), it’s a type of depression that one should not ignore. Those with this disorder are more susceptible to the lack of daylight and the body’s changing chemistry.
Symptoms may include depression, social withdrawal, and fatigue. If you find your symptoms impacting your daily life, it’s important to see your healthcare provider.
The Power of Light
Today’s advanced lighting control systems possess a solution called “Natural Light.” By pressing this button, your lights replicate lighting as it naturally appears outdoors. From dawn to dusk, your lights transform, prompting the sensation of bringing the outdoors inside.
Midday, when the sun is at its highest, your home may seem filled with sunlight. Shifting in color temperature and intensity across the entire color spectrum, your home basks in the blue-violet of dawn before settling into the golden glow of dusk.
This type of lighting helps realign your circadian rhythm, the inner clock that’s been set to the changing rhythms of daylight and darkness for eons.
Brilliant Illumination
Like most smart home systems, it’s the customization that creates everyday life-altering experiences. By getting to know your lifestyle, preferences, and needs, our integrators and lighting designers at Northbay Technology Company can program your lighting system to respond to one-touch or voice commands, illuminating your home exactly how you want it.
We’ll program scenes like relaxation, entertainment, date night, and dining. When activated, your lights create an incredible environment, aligned perfectly for the moment. These systems offer every color in the visible light spectrum, corresponding to millions of colors available instantly.
Are you ready to bring daylight indoors and create scenes that provide breathtaking illumination? Northbay Technology Company is here to help. To learn more about the latest lighting control systems or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Northbay Technology Company.
