Wall Street Journal

Finally: Sunlight in the Office Cubicle

The average American will find a job where he finds him or herself in a big office inside of a cubicle. Sometimes these “bullpens” as they are liked to be called have little or no widows in the room that all the cubicles are located. The only source of light the workers have are some florescent lights that are just awful to work under. It would be nice to have some sunlight when you are working a full eight hour day. That is why all the bosses and higher management associates have offices or places that have windows so they can look outside and most importantly have natural sunlight.

“Studes by architectural researcher Lisa Heschong and others have found evidence that interior daylight is associated with greater office productivity, higher retail sales and better student test scores, among other things.” With this research it would only make sense that offices and schools would want to install these sunlight reflecting devices so that more work can get done and students can get higher test scores. It only makes sense if you ask me. When I am sitting in a class room with little or no sunlight and the only light I have is from florescent light bulbs it gives a grim feeling and puts me in an awful mood it kind of goes back to the research that has been done on the color of what class room walls should be painted. Studies have shown that a yellowish white color is the best color for students to learn in than any other color. So it only makes sense that companies and schools should install these devices that will eliminate the need for overhead lighting and allow for natural light to come in.

There is a company that has developed a product that will do just that. “3M’s sunlight-redirecting film has tiny grooves and gives windows a frosted look. The view isn’t entirely lost because the two layers of film are applied only to the top portion of the window, seven feet or more above the floor. The film including...