Activiva

It's long been known that ergonomics and office design have a profound effect on the way we work. We design our spaces to minimise stress, enhance our concentration and maximise performance. We do it by fine tuning everything from the workstations we sit at, to background noise, the quality of air, and of course the lighting. Good lighting doesn't only enable people to see, but also affects how people feel. Feeling better at work is good for everyone, employees and companies alike.

On dull, dark days, the absence of bright light can dampen our mood and make us feel miserable as the weather. But a ray of sunshine is sometimes all it takes to lift our spirits and make us feel invigorated. For some years now we have known that blue light plays an important role here. It's this discovery that has inspired the development, by Philips, to create a new type of lighting using ActiViva lamps.

What does it do?

Since 2002, Philips has been working with leading universities to understand just how light affects us, physically and psychologically. The focus has been the highly complex relationship between light and well being. The Activiva lamp is a result of this research. The Activiva lamp is new lamp based on tried and tested technology, in which the amount of blue light has been optimised. These lamps not only provide high quality lighting in line with the latest norms and standards, but also directly affect the way people feel by making them more alert, awake and energised.

Feel energised

Actviva lamps recreate the effect of natural, blue-sky daylight thanks to their blue-rich light. This light stimulates our biological clock and makes people feel energised and active.

Feel alert and focused

Instead of feeling tired, people are able to stay alert and focused to concentrate on the task in hand.

Increased Performance

Activiva lamps help to optimise working conditions and in doing so, performance. In field tests, people indicated an increase in their performance of 10% or more with activiva lamps.

How does it work?

Activate your 3rd receptor

As light reaches our eyes, it travels through the lens to the retina. Here, rods enable vision at low light levels and cones distinguish colours, red, blue and green. Together they convert light in to neurological signals which the brain translates in to images.

In 2002, a third receptor was discovered in the eye in addition to the rod and cones. Whereas rods and cones communicate visual effects to the brain, these third receptors are highly sensitive to blue light and send neurological signals that help our biological clock to function effectively.

Activiva lamps are built on this knowledge and contain blue-rich light that stimulates this third receptor and in doing so these lamps have an energising effect on our biological clock.

Scientifically proven

Since 2002, Philips has also been involved in laboratory tests at the Universities of Surrey (UK), Jefferson (USA), Eidhoven and Groningen (NL) to study the effects of lamps with an increased blue light content.

These tests and other field trials have driven the introduction of the new Activiva range. Containing and optimised amount of blue light to maximise the effect on the third receptor; Activiva lamps still meet all the relevant lighting standards and requirements.

Activiva: suitable for any environment that needs to be energised

Activiva Natural lamps provide natural, cool light that contains 25% more blue light than existing cool daylight lamps and combine well with other light sources to energise spaces. They are available in T5 and T8.

Activiva Active lamps are available in T5 and provide extreme cool light with 85% more blue light than existing cool daylight lamps. Because they provide the highest blue light content, Activiva Active lamps are most suitable for a total installation change. When used in indirect (uplighting) schemes they create a real blue sky effect that lights a space as if it was filled with daylight.