Design & Build Awards 2024 BUILD Q2 2024 With many years of experience, creativity and unconventional approach to design have resulted in many interesting projects for Qlab Laboratory of Light, both spectacular and more intimate. These are places where light plays the leading role, but also places where it is only a backdrop to human activity. This is confirmed by prestigious awards such as the IALD Award of Excellence, the IES Award of Merit, or the d'Arc Award. But what its people are most excited about these days is the use of daylight in interior lighting and its integration with artificial light. Why is this so? Let us try to explain. Daylight Sunlight is the main source of energy on Earth and its effects on living organisms over many millions of years have made it an essential component of the environment for human functioning. The beneficial effects of daylight are primarily related to health, including the regulation of the biological clock, but also to wellbeing, comfort, and productivity. Ensuring constant, good access to daylight is one of the most important criteria when evaluating the design of a modern office or educational building. Protection from the sun Bringing plenty of daylight into rooms is not a difficult challenge – large, glazed areas, sometimes covering an entire wall, take care of this. What makes this aspect of the project challenging for the designer is the need to protect the occupants from excessive sunlight. All I have is the light in my eyes… Qlab Laboratory of Light is not just another lighting design company. It is a group of enthusiasts fixated on light – a team made up of passionate people: architects, engineers, and technicians. Combining their diverse interests, they are distinguished by their interdisciplinary approach to design, not only for artificial light, but also for all aspects of light in our lives: daylight, its integration and use. Recognised as our Most Innovative Architectural Lighting Design Practice 2024, we learn more. A common solution is to install full-surface shading in the windows – blinds or shutters – but while these protect people from the sun, they completely deprive them of daylight. The typical situation boils down to people being completely cut off from daylight and spending most of their time in artificial light, which is often completely unsuitable for their specific work. QLS - Qlab Lighting System Qlab Lighting System solves the problem of access to daylight and protection from the sun and ensures the integration of natural and artificial light in office and educational spaces. The system provides uninterrupted access to daylight thanks to the Daylight Shelf, a lightweight system installed in the window area that redirects sunlight towards the ceiling, where it is diffused and transmitted into the room as an even glow. Any lack of daylight is supplemented by suitably designed artificial lighting, the output of which is automatically regulated by light sensors. Light shelves installed in south-, east-, or westfacing rooms provide an enormous amount of light, ensuring illuminance levels of 300-2,000 lux on work surfaces for most of the year. The installation of a light shelf alone saves 50-65% of the electricity used for lighting. By using the QLS system in the building, savings of up to 90% of the electricity needed for lighting purposes can be achieved, compared to standard solutions and operation between 8:00 and 18:00. Contact Details: Company: Qlab Laboratory of Light Email: [email protected] Website: www.qlab.com.pl Daylighted office interior using QLS Protection from excessive sunlight and comfortable lighting conditions with QLS
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