Try higher Kelvin (4500K) lights (usually fluorescent type T5 or T8's) for a cooler, bluer light, vs. the dimmer 3500K yellow-ish tint.
Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Anca Mosoiu wrote: > About half my space doesn't have a lot of natural light, and it's not > especially pleasant. That's something i'm looking to change soon. > > Anca. > > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI, blinds do not stop the heat, since the heat will have penetrated thru > the glass by the time it hits the blinds on the interior. The only thing > blinds do is reduce/stop glare. > The best is double-pane glass, and the cheapest is a window film to reduce > infrared and UV rays. An overhang can help if it's large enough for your > building direction/longitude-latitude/etc. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Toni Hogan wrote: > > > I personally like natural lighting. We have four quads, each with a > > skylight. The bordering offices have windows some "regular" windows, > > some 6 inches wide...they look 6 inches to me. We are in the lounge. > > There's natural lighting from the front doors, a "regular" window, and > > a skinny window. We are in Texas and the front of the building faces > > west, so right about evening time it gets hotter'n heck. But, I > > wouldn't trade it. May get blinds or a window shade though. ;-) > > > > TH > > > > On Aug 1, 1:17 pm, Adam Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, > >> First off thank you all for the incredible insights I've gathered from the > >> group. I just have a simple question and all feedback would be great! Would > >> you rather open a space with a lot natural light or have a space with an > >> innovative design but would rely on artificial light? Thank you all for > >> your time and I look forward to hearing the responses! > >> > >> Adam Dean > >> Founder > >> 3C-Coworks > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > > -- > -=-=-=- > Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal > [email protected] > M: (510) 220-6660 > http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
