The Pendulum of Energy Efficiency and the Importance of Human Factors
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I have noticed that my lighting industry peers are increasingly focusing on carbon footprint cost and the sustainability of lighting systems.
Commendable use of their time as, from the U.S. Department of Energy to the New York Mayor’s Office, the push is for 30 percent energy savings in buildings and the gradual cut of some 40 percent of total carbon emission.
So lighting efficiency is definitely on the radar screen, with lighting retrofits being channeled into compact fluorescent lamps and new lighting systems considering the use of expensive but efficient LED fixtures.
However, increasing imbalance is looming between our eagerness for energy efficiency and our nonchalance for inclusion of human factors and the impact that our energy efficiency measures will have on human health. And this is happening around the world.
