Project Overview
humanlumen is a collective of lighting professionals and experts with varied and broad experience from aesthetic design to technical skill. They are problem solvers and lateral thinkers with a common goal – to create effective and efficient light. humanlumen has introduced the Clean Air Series, a range of UV-C Air Sterilisation units, providing a reliable and sustainable solution for a safe ‘Return to School’. The Clean Air Series is a range of efficient UV-C lighting devices that actively reduce the bacterial and viral charge of the air in closed environments and is ideal for a typical 56m/2 classroom environment.
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Project Brief
The brand came about from a need to do things in a different way; with an aim to change the landscape in which interior designers and consultants approach their lighting concepts. It is driven by a desire to provide human-centric lighting design and products. The UV-C range can provide fast sterilisation for offices, classrooms, hotel rooms and healthcare environments. The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) states that UV disinfection technologies can play a role in a multiple barrier approach to reducing the transmission of the virus causing COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, based on current disinfection data and empirical evidence. The powerful UV-C radiation is totally isolated inside the Air Filtration System (AFS) as exposure of UV light, of any type, in high dosage to the naked eye will cause potential long-term health issues.
Project Innovation/Need
Studies into tuneable lighting in Education facilities by humanlumen show clear and defined positive results when compared directly with traditional fluorescent lighting. A range of tuneable LED sources installed including controller and panel with pre-set scenes to create differing centric scenes throughout the day has proven marked effects on positive wellbeing along with improved mood and attention. The responses and mood of pupils will be significantly affected utilising colour temperatures ranging from 2800K to 5800K. On top of measurable evidence, students will experience significant improvements in mood and energy levels at the different level colour temperatures. The influence of different lighting conditions on the psychophysiological background has also been observed, including a relaxing trend with LED lighting at 2800K. In addition to the form-based tests, students have given their subjective assessments of the different lighting types. When asked: “How do you feel right now?” at a warm (about 2800K) colour temperature of the lighting, most students reported being relaxed, drowsy and unwilling to perform any activity. In response to the same question at a cold (about 5800K) colour temperature of the lighting, most students reported being alert, energetic and willing to work.
Design Challenge
The system draws in contaminated air and removes all bacteria through a series of integral filters and then delivers clean air back into the space. Each unit cleanses up to 3000 cubic metres of open office space and is a simple plug and play system with no integration into the existing mechanical systems. The clean air units work like an air purifier, but instead of filters it uses the UVC technology to eliminate the viruses. The fan located in the bottom of the fitting sucks in the air of the room and channels it through a series of UV-C light canals that have the UV-C lights. The UV-C neutralises the viruses and the clean air is released in the room through a carbon filter. The carbon filter’s main purpose is to clean the odours from the air, with an additional dust filter at the entrance of the fan, neither is essential to kill bacteria, this is the role of the UV-C light. In addition to the air purification humanlumen have launched high quality LED lighting to offer Centric solutions which also incorporate direct UV-C technology.
Sustainability
It’s the aim of Humanlumen to have their clients to think strategically about lighting – whether the goal is to use the visual and emotional impact of light to strengthen brand experiences or to lower carbon emissions and save on energy bills. The Clean Air Series is a range of efficient UVc lighting devices that actively reduce the bacterial and viral charge of the air in closed environments. This truly innovative design can provide fast sterilisation for offices, classrooms, hotel rooms and healthcare environments. The LED lights will activate during the use of the room offering the users high quality varying light sources. This light source will then be deactivated once users leave the room either for breaks or at the end of the school day at which point the UV-C element of the fitting will be triggered which will deep clean the room surfaces of bacterial contaminates.
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Product Design - Home & Garden
This award celebrates creative and innovative design for either a component or overall product. Consideration given to aspects that relate to human usage, aesthetics, selection of components and materials, and the resolution of assembly, manufacturing and the overall function.
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