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JANUARY MONTHLY PROGRAM

BIOSCES101 AIA- Biologically Focused Lighting with BIOS LIGHTING”

JANUARY 21ST @ 12PM

This event is free for all members & non-members.

COURSE INFO:

Biologically Focused Lighting – The Truth About Circadian Lighting

Learning Units: 1AIA LU/HSW // 1 WELL AP LU

Architectural lighting is no longer just for the visual system. With growing emphasis on healthy built environments, circadian lighting is a popular topic that many designers and end-users are being asked to explore. Within the eye we each have non-visual photoreceptors which assist in regulating our circadian rhythms. Modern architectural lighting has been designed and calibrated to meet the needs of our visual system, however it provides insufficient stimulus for the human circadian system and does not allow our bodies to properly reinforce our natural biological signals. The lack of proper circadian stimulus and the desynchronization of our activity with the solar day has been shown to lead to a state of Social Jet-lag which has been tied to many dysfunctions, such as disrupted sleep cycles.

This seminar explores the science behind the circadian system and outlines how to integrate essential spectral content in architectural lighting that helps entrain and reinforce healthy circadian rhythms.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the basic science of circadian rhythms and its interaction with light.
2. Describe the design considerations needed for implementing circadian lighting.
3. Understand how color tuning addresses circadian lighting needs.
4. Understand how light spectrum addresses circadian lighting needs.

Presenter Ken Esterly, IESNA/WELL FACULTY MEMBER – VP Sales

Ken Esterly is Vice President of Sales at BIOS Lighting, a NASA spinoff company. He has almost two decades of expertise in the LED Interior lighting market. He has championed Quality vs Quantity of light over the last 8 years and Psychological vs Biological over the last 4 years of presentations. His extensive knowledge of lighting technology and application provide a unique perspective on the development and integration of quality lighting technology for today’s rapidly advancing design environment, including WELL.

As an IES / WELL Faculty member Ken presents AIA CEU presentations over the last 8 years as a means to help educate the lighting industry that can’t get out to trade shows for the latest information. It is also a great way to meet incredible people in our industry and build long term relationships.

Who Should Attend:
Architects, Interior Designers, Lighting Designers, Engineers, Design-Build Contractors, End-Users, Owners
Representatives, Facilities Managers, Operations Managers.

Check out more information on BIOS here.