Signify has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality for all its operations across the world as well as using 100% renewable electricity. While the company progresses towards its remaining commitments for 2020, it will already embark on a new five-year journey in which it will focus on doubling its impact.
Craig DiLouie
Sign of the Times: Our Yoga Place Chooses Visible Light Disinfection
Hubbell Lighting recently published an interesting case study for its SpectraClean solution, general lighting that emits a portion of its spectrum in the narrow-band 405 nm for microbial disinfection.
Lighting Research Center Releases Results of Online UV Disinfection Survey
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is currently examining a range of UV disinfection technologies. To launch the project, the LRC administered an online survey asking about people’s experiences with and concerns about UV disinfection products.
Interviews + Opinion, Light + Health
Acuity’s Gary Trott on Filtered Far UV-C Disinfection
I had the pleasure of interviewing Gary Trott, Vice President – Technology Commercialization, Acuity Brands Lighting, about filtered far UV-C disinfection for an article I wrote for the December issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.
Product Monday: Visible Light Disinfection Luminaires by Hubbell
Hubbell Lighting’s SpectraClean luminaires combine white and narrowband 405nm visible light to meet ambient and task lighting requirements while providing a continuous, unobtrusive disinfection option for commercial applications.
In Vitro Study Shows Filtered Far UV-C Effectively Inactivates COVID Virus
Dr. Hiroki Ohge, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, and a group of researchers led by Dr. Takemasa Sakaguchi, Professor, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, have completed a research study that demonstrates that irradiation with filtered 222nm UV-C light effectively reduces SARS-CoV-2 in an in vitro experiment.
Kobe University and Ushio Study Filtered 222 nm Far UV-C as Disinfection Method
Ushio Inc. and a research group led by Dr. Ryosuke Kuroda, Chairman and Professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, have completed a research study that shows that irradiation of filtered 222nm UV-C light on human skin reduces bacterial counts while causing no injury. This is the first study on the safety of 222nm far UV-C light conducted on humans.
Light for Lebanon Aims to Help Beirut Communities
Lebanese lighting designer Manal Kahale and the Light Reach team have partnered to launch LIGHT For LEBANON, administered by the nonprofit PhoScope. This new program aims to support communities in Beirut with solar lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor use.
Architectural Billings Remain Stalled in July
Architectural billings failed to show any progress during July, and business conditions continued to be soft at firms, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Product Monday: Luxiflux by Lighting Analysts
Lighting Analysts, Inc.’s Luxiflux Area is a web-based exterior lighting calculation tool designed specifically for luminaire manufacturers’ websites. The software is used to predict luminaire or pole spacing with point-by-point results for parking lots, area lighting, or wall mounted luminaires.
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