00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.924866 CaOODSP 20231031140950 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 230707t20232023onca ob f000 0 eng d 9780660494159 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- NR24-103/2023E-PDF Veitch, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Ann), 1964- author. Office lighting for light-sensitive individuals : a pilot test / author(s), Jennifer A. Veitch, Chantal Arsenault, E. Erhan Dikel, Anca D. Galasiu, Patrick Gauthier, Sandra Mancini, & Ashley Nixon. Ottawa, ON : National Research Council Canada = Conseil national de recherches Canada, 2023. ©2023 1 online resource (ix, 30 pages) : colour illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier At head of title: NRC-CNRC Construction. "NRC No. NRCC-CONST-56644E"--Verso of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-26). "There is a subset of the general population that is subject to health problems triggered by light exposure. This diverse group includes people who experience migraines and those who experience asthenopia, which is a constellation of symptoms of eye fatigue including dry eyes, itchy eyes, blurry vision and headache. For the most part the causes of these problems are unknown and they appear early in life, but these problems can also arise later, for example as a result of traumatic brain injury. Whatever the cause, some of these problems are severe enough in response to common office lighting that the individual seeks a workplace accommodation to ensure a healthful workplace that supports their needs. This investigation is an applied project to seek a lighting design solution that might be an effective intervention across the Government of Canada. In this phase, a small number of light-sensitive individuals will experience the proposed new lighting solution as well as the standard office lighting solution, to test the hypothesis that the new solution provides a more comfortable, healthful, and appropriate workplace"--Introduction, page 1. Office buildings Lighting Canada Testing. Office buildings Lighting Health aspects Canada. Office buildings Lighting Physiological effect Canada. Immeubles de bureaux Éclairage Canada Essais. Immeubles de bureaux Éclairage Aspect sanitaire Canada. Immeubles de bureaux Éclairage Effets physiologiques Canada. National Research Council Canada, issuing body. PDF 1.19 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2023/cnrc-nrc/NR24-103-2023-eng.pdf NRCC-CONST-56644E