Lighting quality for home-working spaces: a survey

After the breakout of Covid-19, the home working phenomenon has widespread more than it could have been imagined before the pandemic. The research presents a survey aimed at investigating the typical characteristics of the luminous environment of workstations organized in private houses and to test people’s average awareness about their choices regarding lighting conditions settings. The research has been carried out on a survey sample made up of home workers and students who were forced to work at home because of the pandemic constraints. Daylight and electric light characteristics in home working spaces are inquired: their description, control systems and overall evaluation are shown. Results are presented and discussed.