DIY solutions do not offer the precision and healthbenefits of a professional installation

How often do you spend time outside? Our ancestors spent almost all their time outdoors, and our bodies evolved accordingly. Now, the average person usually spends an hour at most outside during the day. Our lifestyles have changed, but our bodies haven’t. When you spend all your time inside, you could develop health problems like mood swings or restless sleep. Circadian lighting offers a solution to this by bringing the benefits of sunlight indoors. And when you partner your lighting control with a home automation system like Crestron, adjusting your life has never been easier. Learn why you should trust a professional with your circadian lighting installation in Little Rock, AR.

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What is Circadian Lighting?

Many DIY lighting control solutions advertise that they utilize circadian lighting— lighting that mimics the natural patterns of sunlight— to create the optimal environment for your biological clock. Our ancestors spent most of their time outdoors, and our bodies evolved to use natural cues to regulate circadian rhythms or the diurnal, 24-hour cycle we use to sleep. Now that we spend most of our time indoors, we miss out on these natural cues, leading to difficulty sleeping, poor mental health, difficulty being productive, and more. 

Why Should You Use A Professional?

Circadian lighting creates a similar lighting intensity and color temperature to natural sunlight, going from cool blue light in the afternoon to promote productivity to warm orange light in the evening to help you to relax. But proper circadian lighting needs more than these two components to reapthe full health benefits in your home. 

The time of day and transition timing must be precisely calibrated, and the spatial distribution of the room must be taken into account as light is directed and diffused. The historical exposure of light for a person and the context of lighting history is also essential, and the non-visual spectral wavelength for the best circadian impact. These external factors are difficult to control. 5000 Kelvin fixtures vary in spectral output, measured by their color rendering index score. Daylight is estimated at 100, and the higher the CRI is, the closer it is to daylight. 

Circadian lighting should include a combination of direct and indirect lighting, such as lamps and other variations, rather than just simple light bulbs. Light comes from above in the morning, but our brow bone blocks downlight and prevents it from hitting in the right direction. Morning light should come from 0 to 45 degrees above the horizon so that it hits the photosensitive melanopsin cells in the retina, which affects the secretion of melatonin. In the evening, lighting sources should come from lower levels to encourage melatonin secretion.

At HomeTroniX, we take all these factors into consideration when creating the ideal lighting design for your home and lifestyle. Without proper placement and configuration by a professional, you may not feel the full effects of circadian lighting. 

We are here to help you with all your home lighting technologyneeds. To learn more about our smart products, call HomeTroniX at (870) 336-4669 or fill out our online contact form. We look forward to working with you.