International lighting in controlled environments workshop: Proceedings
Lighting is a central and critical aspect of control in environmental research for plant research and is gaining recognition as a significant factor to control carefully for animal and human research. Thus this workshop was convened to reevaluate the technology that is available today and to work toward developing guidelines for the most effective use of lighting in controlled environments with emphasis on lighting for plants but also to initiate interest in the development of improved guidelines for human and animal research. There are a number of established guidelines for lighting in human and animal environments. Development of new lighting guidelines is necessary for three reasons: (1) recent scientific discoveries show that in addition to supporting the sensation of vision, light has profound nonvisual biological and behavioral effects in both animals and humans; (2) federal regulations (EPACT 1992) are requiring all indoor environments to become more energy efficient with a specific emphasis on energy conservation in lighting; (3) lighting engineers and manufacturers have developed a wealth of new light sources and lighting products that can be applied in animal and human environments. The workshop was aimed at bringing together plant scientists and physical scientists to interact in the discussions. It involved participation of biological scientists involved in studying mechanisms of light reactions and those involved in utilizing lighting for production of plants and maintenance of animals in controlled environments. It included participation of physical scientists from universities and government involved in research as well as those from industry involved in producing lamps and in construction of controlled growth facilities. Selected papers are indexed separately for inclusion in the Energy Science and Technology Database.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St. Joseph, MI (United States); American Society for Horticultural Science, Alexandria, VA (United States); American Society for Photobiology, Augusta, GA (United States); International Lighting Commission; Lighting Research Inst., New York, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-93ER20130
- OSTI ID:
- 41347
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9403214-; ON: DE95008170; TRN: AHC29512%%85
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International lighting in controlled environments workshop, Madison, WI (United States), 27-30 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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