Healthcare facilities have the potential to play a major role in the transition towards a more sustainable world. Reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions while improving staff experience and patient comfort is the current challenge healthcare facilities operators are facing.
Modern lighting solutions reduce costs by saving energy without compromising comfort and light quality, inversely modern lighting solutions can improve comfort, quality while simultaneously reduce environmental impacts. State of-the-art light emitting diode (LED) technology and control systems can also reduce installation, operation, and maintenance costs, allowing scarce resources to be allocated to other vital areas.
As lighting plays a major role in reducing power consumption and carbon emissions, this document serves as a guideline for healthcare facilities and highlight the requirements of modern healthcare lighting practices which focus on sustainability and human comfort.