This WELL feature requires projects to take into account characteristics of electric light used in the space, such as color rendering and flicker.
Part 1 Enhance Color Rendering Quality
WELL Certification: 1 Pt | WELL Core: 0.5 Pt For All Spaces except Circulation Areas: All luminaires (except decorative fixtures, emergency lights and other special-purpose lighting) meet at least one of the following color rendering requirements. If tunable white lighting is used, the requirements are met at 1,000K intervals from the lower end (with a minimum of 2,700K) to the higher end (with a maximum of 5,000k): a. CRI ≥90. b. CRI ≥ 80 with R9 ≥ 50. c. IES Rf ≥ 78, IES Rg ≥ 100, -1% ≤ IES Rcs,h1 ≤ 15%. For Circulation Areas: All luminaires (except decorative fixtures, emergency lights and other special-purpose lighting) meet at least one of the following color rendering requirements: a. CRI ≥ 80. b. IES Rf ≥ 75, IES Rg ≥ 95, -7% ≤ IES Rcs,h1 ≤ 15%. WELL Core Guidance: Meet these requirements in non-leased spaces. To earn an additional point, also meet these requirements in leased spaces.
Part 2 Manage Flicker
WELL Certification: 2 Pt | WELL Core: 1 Pt For All Spaces: All luminaires, in combination with the appropriate controls (except decorative lights, emergency lights and other special-purpose lighting), used in regularly occupied spaces meet at least one of the following flicker requirements: a. Classified as “reduced flicker operation” per California Title 24, when tested according to the requirements in Joint Appendix JA-10.8 b. Recommended practices 1, 2 or 3 as defined by IEEE standard 1789-2015 LED.9 c. Pst LM ≤ 1.0 and SVM ≤ 1.6 for indoor applications per NEMA 77-2017.10,11 WELL Core Guidance: Meet these requirements in non-leased spaces. To earn an additional point, also meet these requirements in leased spaces. References 1. Legates TA, Fernandez DC, Hattar S. Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affect. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2014;15(7):443-454. doi:10.1038/nrn3743 2. 2Czeisler CA, Gooley JJ. Sleep and circadian rhythms in humans. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 2007;72:579-597. doi:10.1101/sqb.2007.72.064 3. Cho Y, Ryu S-H, Lee BR, Kim KH, Lee E, Choi J. Effects of artificial light at night on human health: A literature review of observational and experimental studies applied to exposure assessment. Chronobiol Int. 2015;32(9):1294-1310. doi:10.3109/07420528.2015.1073158 4. Challet E, Kalsbeek A. Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism. 2017. doi:10.3389/978-2-88945-282-8 5. Plano SA, Casiraghi LP, Moro PG, Paladino N, Golombek DA, Chiesa JJ. Circadian and metabolic effects of light: Implications in weight homeostasis and health. Front Neurol. 2017;8(OCT):558. doi:10.3389/fneur.2017.00558 6. Fonken LK, Nelson RJ. The effects of light at night on circadian clocks and metabolism. Endocr Rev. 2014;35(4):648-670. doi:10.1210/er.2013-1051 7. Boyce P, Barriball E. Circadian rhythms and depression. Aust Fam Physician. 2010;39(5):307-310. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20485718. 8. Germain A, Kupfer DJ. Circadian rhythm disturbances in depression. Hum Psychopharmacol. 2008;23(7):571- 585. doi:10.1002/hup.964 9. Hurley S, Goldberg D, Nelson D, et al. Light at night and breast cancer risk among california teachers. Epidemiology. 2014;25(5):697-706. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000137 10. Li Q, Zheng T, Holford TR, Boyle P, Zhang Y, Dai M. Light at night and breast cancer risk: results from a population based case control study in Connecticut, USA. 2010;21(12):2281-2285. doi:10.1007/s10552-010- 9653-z 11. Pickard GE, Sollars PJ. Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol. 2012;162:59-90. doi:10.1007/112_2011_4 12. Skeldon AC, Phillips AJK, Dijk D-J. The effects of self-selected light-dark cycles and social constraints on human sleep and circadian timing: a modeling approach. Sci Rep. 2017;7(February):45158. doi:10.1038/srep45158 13. Buxton OM, L’Hermite-Balériaux M, Turek FW, van Cauter E. Daytime naps in darkness phase shift the human circadian rhythms of melatonin and thyrotropin secretion. Am J Physiol Integr Comp Physiol. 2000;278(2):R373- R382.