2013 - Daylight Symposium
The influence of sunlight on the indoor health - Richard Hobday
Speakers
Dr. Richard Hobday
Independent consultant
We met with Doctor Richard Hobday to hear his thoughts on the influence of sunlight on health in buildings. Here is what he said.
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Dr. Richard Hobday is an authority on sunlight therapy and solar design for health. He is an independent consultant, and his work and research history bridges gaps between several disciplines. These include mechanical engineering, sustainable design, town planning, infection control, and public health. He is the author of The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century (Findhorn Press, 1999), a critically acclaimed book on the health benefits of solar radiation. His most recent book The Light Revolution; Health Architecture and the Sun (Findhorn Press, 2006), explains how designing for sunlight can improve public health.
