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To: nihil who wrote (100713)	3/11/2000 7:50:00 PM
From: ptanner	Respond to of 186894

nihil - OT: Lighting Thanks for the reference article. I studied a lot about energy efficiency in school but never saw references to the effectiveness of different lighting sources other than the energy input relative to measured lumens (not observed lumens). PT

To: nihil who wrote (100713)	3/11/2000 8:33:00 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

nihil, OTOT Sam Berman is one of the pioneers in the study of light and vision, and is one of a very few fighting an uphill battle against the lighting establishment. The commodity based lighting industry is concerned only with brightness per watt of electricity used, not with the visual acuity or visual comfort that result from the spectrum of the light. It's an issue that includes but goes beyond visual acuity per watt, the productivity issues from eyestrain and headaches is enormous. There have also been some very interesting artificial light/health studies. The ones with animals are pretty solid, the human studies have had some fascinating results, but it's difficult to get an acceptable human control group with something as pervasive as light. So the results are subject to justified criticism. I was surprised and pleased to see that you were aware of Mr. Berman and his work. I worked helping to build a company based on the commercial applications of quality light. It's a subject I never get tired of talking about. John