2023 Melanopic Lighting: What Specifiers Need to Know

The past few years have elevated employee wellbeing from a nice-to-have benefit to a critical business priority. The right lighting ensures building occupants not only see well but feel and perform well. This session is intended to make sense of the correlation between traditional LED office lighting and biological darkness. Presenters will discuss melanopic lighting in detail, to help attendees: 1) understand how they can apply it in their designs; 2) overcome the limitations of standard LEDs; and 3) promote healthy, comfortable indoor environments.

NOTE: Basic understanding of spectra and optical characteristics of LED lighting for/in office environments is recommended

Learning Objectives

1. Define melanopic lighting as it pertains to human-centric lighting.
2. Learn how to evaluate LED spectra and lighting applications to eliminate biological darkness for building occupants.
3. Get a glimpse into how specifiers can use a minimum melanopic EDI of 250lx to promote optimal physical/mental health and performance in indoor environments.
4. Analyze the impact of daylight on biological factors, specifically, the role it has on sleep quality.

Ravi Koul
Customer Segment Manager, Signify

Ravi Koul has extensive experience in the lighting industry across various segments and markets. In his current role at Signify, Ravi leads the office, industry and healthcare segments for North America. He and his team are responsible for insight generation and the launch of customer-centric value propositions, particularly for health and wellbeing. Ravi holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering, along with business management certifications from EMC-Amsterdam and Harvard.

Bianca van der Zande
Lighting Applications Scientist, Signify

Bianca van der Zande has extensive experience in the lighting industry. In her current role at Signify, Bianca manages the open innovation program for human-centric and circular lighting. She initiates scientific field and market research to drive innovation and validate these propositions for end-user customers. Bianca holds a bachelor’s degree in general chemistry from Polytechnique of Eindhoven and a Ph.D. in physical and colloid chemistry from Utrecht University.

Peter Duine
Systems & Services Segment Manager, Signify

Peter Duine is global office segment manager for Signify’s systems and services business. Based in Eindhoven, he joined Philips 25 years ago as an engineer in the research laboratories. He transitioned to the lighting division 15 years ago as an optical engineer and contributed to the development of LED light engines and drivers as systems for general lighting applications. He then moved to product management and was responsible for developing a product line of OEM components for connected lighting. Peter holds both Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Solid State Physics from Delft University of Technology.