Light + Health

Codes + Standards, Light + Health

IES and IUVA Partner on UV-C Standards

The Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Ultraviolet Association are partnering to develop American National Standards for the measurement and characterization of UV-C device performance.

Craig’s Lighting Articles, Light + Health

Risks and Rewards of Germicidal UV

On its website, the International Ultraviolet Association makes a case that UV disinfection can play a role in a multibarrier approach to reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. This may lead to increased applications for GUV in buildings, but there are risks. My latest contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR spells it out.

Events, Light + Health

Robert Karlicek to Present Webcast on Germicidal UV on June 18

Robert Karlicek, Jr., director of the Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA) Center, will present a live webcast for LEDs Magazine on June 18, 2020 at 1PM EDT on the topic, “Germicidal UV-C radiation: Fact and Fiction about Killing Pathogens.”