What is Artificial lighting – Light is one of the resources in our life. Human beings will always have a preference for the day lit appearance. When daylight levels are insufficient, artificial illumination should always attempt to replicate it.Artificial light is the electrically produced light, having different applications in the commercial, and residential buildings. You can find artificial lights in a range of sizes, shapes, colors, and brightness level.

Artificial lighting- Have a look back at the history

Since the time of discovering a fire in the ancient age, human beings had constantly made efforts to invent brighter and better light sources. This has resulted in the invention of artificial lighting. The Mayor of London, in the year 1417, created legal rules that every house must use a lantern. We had found the use of candles and oil lamps during the 1700s. Now, when it was 1800s, the gaslighting system replaced oil lamps and candles. Sir Humphry Davy was first to invent a carbon arc lamp in the year 1809. During the 1800s, we had found lots of developments in these artificial lighting systems.

William D. Coolidge had designed Tungsten filament lamps in the year 1911. Those lamps had also undergone lots of refinements. Then in the 1930s fluorescent lamps were introduced, followed halogen lamps in the 1950s, high intensity discharge (HID) lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in the 1970s.

James Biard and Gary Pittman accidentally discovered the LED light while working on the laser diode. These LED lights were useful as a type of indicator. Lots of scientists have continued researching LED technology. It was until Shuji Nakamura invented the blue light-emitting diode which eventually made LED possible for general and architecture lighting applications.

Importance of light

We can never live without light

When the Earth does not get light from the sun, it would never be livable for us because it is one of the needs of our life. The everyday exposure to sunlight keeps us healthy and the warmth from the natural lights makes us more productive.

The basic function you may always think about is using light to illuminate the space that makes the occupants and visitors feel safe. But beyond that….

• Light is ubiquitous. Light is everywhere, it affects everything. It is what shapes our environment because human beings have primordial response to light at all times
• Light is ephemeral. It is constantly changing, it is dynamic, ever transforming and as such compelling time-based.
• Light is mysterious. It’s a basic universal element but we still don’t fully understand it. Light is inconceivable, understanding the full complexity of light is still not within our reach.

These are 3 immensely potent and complex properties of light that if applied creatively will be such a powerful tool for creating the most amazing human experience.

The artificial light placed at the proper place will engage and attract the guests. Warmer light will make the space more inviting. Colourful twinkling light is best for creating festive moods. Transform the space with light and develop the best ambience to create a wow-effect for any type of residential or commercial space.

Lighting is one of the major elements for the interiors of architectural structures. The way we perceive space and the present materials depends on the lighting concept of the room. Apart from the decorative value, these artificial light also affect our level of perception and well being.

Artificial lighting trends

Corporate sectors, healthcare industry, and different other sectors are beginning to realise the benefits of human centric lighting. They are exploring suitable lighting systems for a positive effect on productivity, alertness, and health.

Researchers have found that light affects the visual and non-visual systems in our body. This electric light also has a relation to our circadian rhythm, something like a built in biological clock within our body that regulates our physical, mental, and behavioural changes on a daily cycle. They respond primarily to light and darkness in an organism’s environment.

Combined with appropriate lighting control, it can deliver great flexibility in regulating the spectral wavelength to determine the necessary irradiance based on the time of the day, as well as provide a smooth transition of photoperiods (the correct light dark cycle). 

Through IoT technology, smart lighting systems are customisable and controllable in real-time mode to allow us to

• Achieve up to 80% energy savings via a controlled LED lighting system
• Integrate with other building systems for a streamline operation.
• Make valuable decisions on building usage via data-driven analysis
• Deploy lighting when and where it is appropriate
• Monitor, control and maintain multiple assets from a centralised location via smart lighting software