Craig DiLouie

The momentum building in the housing market since the Great Recession has completely reversed itself over the course of just a few weeks due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

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LUX REVIEW recently published an article identifying eight potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lighting industry.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will not be rescheduling the AIA Conference on Architecture 2020.

Dr. Greg Murphy, a Republican Congressman from North Carolina, recently said sunlight can kill the novel coronavirus, but experts say the sun’s UV emission that reaches the earth’s surface isn’t enough to prove out as a disinfectant.

UL recently announced that PurpleSun has received the first UL Certification for a large-scale mobile ultraviolet disinfection system, the company’s E300 Modular Paneling System.

Acuity Brands, Inc.’s ENVEX Series of recessed ambient LED luminaires from Lithonia Lighting feature a unique hourglass design offering smooth transition zones and low lumen density to provide a uniform, volumetric distribution of light.

To support the lighting industry during this difficult period, the Illuminating Engineering Society has decided to waive its submission fee for the 2020 IES Progress Report until May 2.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a wave of seemingly conflicting statements and opinions about the disinfection capabilities and safety of GUV, the Illuminating Engineering Society has issued a report by their Photobiology Committee explaining germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) disinfection and its potential to safely reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.