Poor lighting can seriously handicap employee productivity, being the leading cause of “Sick Building Syndrome” (SBS) and a major contributor to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), two white-collar ailments that lead to lethargy, irritability, and depression. In order to ensure that the workplace is not plagued by these problems, it is important that business owners invest in regular and professional-grade light and diffuser cleaning. If you are still not convinced, read on to learn about the four bottomline benefits of efficient office lighting:

• Efficient lighting increases employee output – Whether you are a mechanic disassembling an engine, or an accountant crunching numbers, you need to see what you are doing. The better employees can see, the faster they can work.
   
• Efficient lighting improves work quality – Quite simply, the better you can see, the better you can work. If your lighting is not of high quality, then you can expect that work quality will suffer as well.
   
• Efficient lighting reduces fatigue – Straining to see details in dim lighting can cause eye fatigue, but more than that, well-lit areas keep the body from producing melatonin, the “hormone of darkness” that our brains produce when settling into bed at night.
   
• Efficient lighting improves morale – Brighter lighting leads to brighter moods, and can help buffer against the effects of SBS and SAD.