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Auteur(s) : Veitch, J.A.
Date : 1er juin 1994
# de rapport : Internal Report, Institute for Research in Construction, (IRC-IR-659)
June 1994,
659 pp.
Résumé : Ce rapport comprend quatre communications présentées lors d'un symposium dans le cadre du 101e congrès annuel de l'American Psychological Association tenu en août 1993 à Toronto, en Ontario; on y trouve un exposé des vues différentes d'experts en la matière, ainsi qu'une vaste étude de synthèse.
Table des matières:

Introduction: Full-Spectrum Lighting Effects on Performance, Mood, and Health, J. A. Veitch

Full-Spectrum Polarized Lighting: An Option for Light Therapy Boxes, D. Karpen

A Study into the Effects of Types of Light on Children: A Case of Daylight Robbery, W. E. Hathaway
Author Note: a version of this paper has been published in the Journal of Educational Research under the title, "Effects of School Lighting on Physical Development and School Performance", v88 n4 p228-42 Mar-Apr 1995

Is Full-Spectrum Lighting Special?, P. R. Boyce

Scientific Evidence for Claims about Full-Spectrum Lamps: Past and Future, R. Gifford

Panel Discussion at APA Symposium

Full-Spectrum Fluorescent Lighting Effects on People: A Critical Review, J. A. Veitch & S. L. McColl

Conclusion: Is Full-Spectrum Light the Quality Choice?, J. A. Veitch

Appendix: Comments from Project Sponsors
Advance copies of this report were sent to the five project sponsors: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Duro-Test Canada Inc., General Electric Lighting, Manitoba Hydro, and Osram-Sylvania Inc. All were invited to provide a written response to the report, for publication in this appendix. Four of the sponsors provided written comments, which are reprinted here in their entirety, in alphabetical order by the name of the firm. Questions concerning the comments should be directed to their authors, whose addresses are provided.