Luminous Environment Design for the Senior Residence Based on Healthy Lighting
With the rapid growth of China' s elderly population, the aging population faces a serious situation. Both visual performance and circadian rhythm have to been considered in the modern healthy luminous environment design. Owing to the decline of visual performance and the changes of physical and psychological characteristics, the elderly have special requirements for luminous environment. The luminous environment design of the existing senior housing is still in its infancy. It is very important to study the luminous environment design which is beneficial to the elderly ' s health. This paper tries to analyze the visual comfort, mood and circadian rhythm of the elderly from the perspective of building indoor luminous environment. Based on the analysis of domestic and overseas relevant research achievements, this paper summarizes characters of the elderly' s healthy lighting and provides suggestions for luminous environment design for the senior housing.