Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study
Traditional reliability evaluation of lighting sources often assesses only 50% of a lamp’s volume, which can lead to performance disparities and misapplications due to their limited reflection of real-world scenarios. To address the limitations, it is essential to adopt advance...
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| author | Jing Lin Per Olof Hedekvist Nina Mylly Math Bollen Jingchun Shen Jiawei Xiong Christofer Silfvenius |
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| description | Traditional reliability evaluation of lighting sources often assesses only 50% of a lamp’s volume, which can lead to performance disparities and misapplications due to their limited reflection of real-world scenarios. To address the limitations, it is essential to adopt advanced asset management approaches that enhance awareness and provide a more comprehensive evaluation framework. This paper delves into the nuances of human-centric and integrative lighting asset management in Swedish public libraries, employing a qualitative field study to ascertain the alignment of current practices with these advanced lighting principles. Expanding library services to 20 high-latitude locations (>55° N) in Sweden, our research employed field observations, stakeholder interviews, and questionnaires, coupled with a thorough gap analysis, to understand the current landscape and stakeholder perceptions. Our findings reveal a dichotomy between the existing conditions of library lighting and the stakeholders’ experiences and expectations. Despite the intention to create conducive environments, there is a clear disconnect, with overt problems and covert challenges affecting user satisfaction and efficacy of lighting management. Managers, staff, and users reported varied concerns, including eye strain and discomfort, indicative of substantial room for improvement. The study advocates for a paradigm shift in not only lighting asset management but also reliability evaluation of lighting sources, moving toward continuous improvement, and enhanced awareness and training on human-centric and integrative lighting principles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba5698110c3e4c53b02a34427a7d856c2024-03-26T17:43:36ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112409054092110.1109/ACCESS.2024.337713510472036Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field StudyJing Lin0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-6820Per Olof Hedekvist1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0801-3124Nina Mylly2Math Bollen3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-9529Jingchun Shen4Jiawei Xiong5https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5486-8600Christofer Silfvenius6Division of Operation and Maintenance, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenDivision of Measurement Science and Technologies, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås, SwedenDivision of Measurement Science and Technologies, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Borås, SwedenDivision of Energy Science, Luleå University of Technology, Skellefteå, SwedenDivision of Construction Technology, Dalarna University, Falun, SwedenDivision of Operation and Maintenance, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, SwedenSCANIA Technical Center, SCANIA AB, Södertälje, SwedenTraditional reliability evaluation of lighting sources often assesses only 50% of a lamp’s volume, which can lead to performance disparities and misapplications due to their limited reflection of real-world scenarios. To address the limitations, it is essential to adopt advanced asset management approaches that enhance awareness and provide a more comprehensive evaluation framework. This paper delves into the nuances of human-centric and integrative lighting asset management in Swedish public libraries, employing a qualitative field study to ascertain the alignment of current practices with these advanced lighting principles. Expanding library services to 20 high-latitude locations (>55° N) in Sweden, our research employed field observations, stakeholder interviews, and questionnaires, coupled with a thorough gap analysis, to understand the current landscape and stakeholder perceptions. Our findings reveal a dichotomy between the existing conditions of library lighting and the stakeholders’ experiences and expectations. Despite the intention to create conducive environments, there is a clear disconnect, with overt problems and covert challenges affecting user satisfaction and efficacy of lighting management. Managers, staff, and users reported varied concerns, including eye strain and discomfort, indicative of substantial room for improvement. The study advocates for a paradigm shift in not only lighting asset management but also reliability evaluation of lighting sources, moving toward continuous improvement, and enhanced awareness and training on human-centric and integrative lighting principles.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10472036/Human-centric lightingintegrative lightinglighting asset managementlibrary buildingsreliability of lighting sourcesvisual and non-visual performance |
| spellingShingle | Jing Lin Per Olof Hedekvist Nina Mylly Math Bollen Jingchun Shen Jiawei Xiong Christofer Silfvenius Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study IEEE Access Human-centric lighting integrative lighting lighting asset management library buildings reliability of lighting sources visual and non-visual performance |
| title | Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study |
| title_full | Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study |
| title_fullStr | Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study |
| title_short | Human-Centric and Integrative Lighting Asset Management in Public Libraries: Qualitative Insights and Challenges From a Swedish Field Study |
| title_sort | human centric and integrative lighting asset management in public libraries qualitative insights and challenges from a swedish field study |
| topic | Human-centric lighting integrative lighting lighting asset management library buildings reliability of lighting sources visual and non-visual performance |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10472036/ |
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