Pupils in Swedish Schools to benefit from Human-Centric Lighting

Pupils at two schools in Djurås and Bäsna in central Sweden will benefit from lighting that will help them to concentrate in the classroom and sleep better. Glamox, a world leader in lighting, has received a contract from lighting installer Assemblin to provide human-centric lighting for the classrooms, halls, and lounge seating areas of two newly built schools opening in 2025 in Gagnef Municipality.

Human-centric lighting (HCL) is lighting that can sync with a person’s natural inner clock or ‘circadian rhythm’. All living beings possess a circadian rhythm and, as humans, we are programmed to rise with the sun and go to sleep when it sets. The right light at the right time can influence everything from how well we sleep to how we feel and perform. That is why HCL benefits people in indoor environments such as schools, healthcare facilities, offices, and industrial buildings.

Scientific research has proven that HCL can aid wellbeing – in schools, helping pupils to be alert, concentrate, and sleep better.

“Promoting the wellbeing of those in our municipality is of the utmost importance and installing human-centric lighting in our two new schools, expected to open in the summer of 2025, will benefit around 540 pupils aged 6-15 years, along with their teachers,” says Mikael Köpman Larsson, manager of the project for Gagnef Municipality. “The lighting in the Djurås and Bäsna schools will mimic natural daily rhythms to promote overall wellbeing. Teachers will have the option to override these settings to boost focus or aid relaxation. We worked with psychologists and Glamox to arrive at a lighting solution that not only supports the children’s wellbeing but which is highly energy efficient and long-lasting as well.”

“No one understands the psychological and physiological effects of light better than people in the Nordics. The right light in the morning, with sufficient brightness and blue wavelength content, can help students stay alert and focused throughout the school day,” says Joakim Andersson, CEO of Glamox in Sweden. “And because the light is controllable, a teacher has the option to switch to a brighter cool white light to improve alertness during high focus tasks, and a warm white dimmed light for relaxation and group tasks.”

To date, Glamox has delivered human-centric lighting for around 600 projects and sold more than 136,000 tuneable luminaires. The lighting provided by Glamox (see Notes to Editors) will be delivered in January 2025 and will be installed by Assemblin.