PLEXE – Platform for Lighting Effects Experimentation Environments Background
The project PLEXE (Platform for Lighting Effects Experimentation Environments) will identify, design, implement, and validate the infrastructural components that would need to be added to the living spaces (and background infrastructure) at the Live-In Lab at KTH to support future lighting related studies, such as sensing and adjusting lighting qualities in the spaces. The Live-In Lab flexible environment with daylight access with different exposures lends itself to advanced lighting-related studies with resident participants.
Background
The spectral composition, intensity, distribution, and the time of exposure of light in the spaces we occupy can have profound effects upon our physiology and behaviour. These physiological effects can produce both positive and negative impacts upon our behavior, health and well-being. While some of these effects are well-studied and others are only beginning to be understood, the effects have rarely been studied in real-world living situations – most studies to date take place in controlled laboratory environments. The KTH Live-In Lab provides a unique opportunity to study the perceptual, behavioural and physiological effects of lighting (both daylight and electric light), and the ways in which those effects can be enhanced to emphasize their positive impacts, in a real-world scenario.
Aim and objectives
The objective of the project is to Identify, design, and implement a platform/environment, validated by pilot studies, for the ongoing real-world study of the perceptual, behavioural and physiological effects of light in residential spaces.
Project facts
Funding
Funding is provided by Energimyndigheten (ReBygg).
Timeframe
July 2024 – June 2026
Researchers
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