BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker Niko Gentile is associate senior lecturer at the Department of Architecture and Building Environment at Lund University\, where he mainly collaborates with the Energy and Building Design and the Environmental Psychology groups. In the last eight years\, he has been w orking on topics related to the integration of daylight and electric ligh ting\, aiming at healthier and more efficient lighting systems. Our speci es has evolved under daylight for many thousands of years\, but since the Industrial Revolution we have begun to live longer indoor. Today we spen d about ninety percent of our life inside buildings. How does this new ha bit impact on our psychological and physiological well-being? And how are more sensitive groups\, such as school kids\, affected by this change? N iko's research includes the analysis of psychological and physiological e ffects of lighting on school children\, a subject that has been scrutiniz ed by the Environmental Psychology group of Lund University for more than thirty years. His presentation will provide an historical overview on th e evolution of lighting in schools\, from the first lighting standards up to the most recent findings on circadian rhythms and impact on school pe rformance. Guests of members and fellow Rotarians are always warmly welco me at Malmö International Rotary meetings. And if you'd like to join us f or dinner after the presentation\, please plan to arrive at the hotel by 17:45 so that we can help you order a discounted meal from the restaurant menu. DTEND:20191007T170000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T112128Z DTSTART:20191007T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Better lighting for healthier children UID:dc11040e-e106-4782-a667-4392c9a56ed2 X-ALT-DESC:
Guest speaker Niko Gentile is associate senior lecturer at t he Department of Architecture and Building Environment at Lund University \, where he mainly collaborates with the Energy and Building Design and t he Environmental Psychology groups. In the last eight years\, he has been working on topics related to the integration of daylight and electric li ghting\, aiming at healthier and more efficient lighting systems.
\n\nOur species has evolved under daylight for many thousands of years\, b ut since the Industrial Revolution we have begun to live longer indoor. T oday we spend about ninety percent of our life inside buildings. How does this new habit impact on our psychological and physiological well-being? And how are more sensitive groups\, such as school kids\, affected by th is change?
\n\nNiko'\;s research includes the analysis of psycho logical and physiological effects of lighting on school children\, a subj ect that has been scrutinized by the Environmental Psychology group of Lu nd University for more than thirty years. His presentation will provide a n historical overview on the evolution of lighting in schools\, from the first lighting standards up to the most recent findings on circadian rhyt hms and impact on school performance.
\n\nGuests of members and fellow Rotarians are always warmly welc ome at Malmö\; International Rotary meetings. And if you'\;d like to join us for dinner after the presentation\, please plan to arrive at t he hotel by 17:45 so that we can help you order a discounted meal from th e restaurant menu.
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