Light + Health

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY has published a comprehensive article about light therapy as it’s used to treat acne, wounds, and other skin ailments.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has published a Q&A about UV energy, forms of which have been demonstrated as effective in destroying SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published new guidance documents for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms while avoiding increased energy use.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently released Lighting Answers: UV Disinfection Products. This online publication includes information on products that produce optical radiation at specific ultraviolet (UV) or very short visible wavelengths, designed for use in disinfecting indoor building surfaces and/or air.

LIGHTFAIR recently announced a new digital newsletter, “The future. Illuminated.” Released quarterly, the newsletter presents content from industry thought leaders, product information from show exhibitors, and updates about the annual tradeshow and conference.

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently published a new report analyzing the energy impact of lighting designs that satisfy three prominent circadian lighting guidelines. The researchers discovered a potentially significant increase in light levels and associated energy consumption.

As long as the threat and reality of pandemic-level super viruses continue to wreak havoc, the topic of germicidal lighting for indoor disinfection is bound to come up. Before blasting surfaces with ultraviolet (UV) light, however, there are some important things to consider and a few facts.

Signify’s new commercial UV-C disinfection luminaires offer building owners a potential tool for disinfecting air, surfaces, and objects.

Hubbell Lighting’s SpectraClean 254 expands the company’s SpectraClean portfolio, which launched in 2019 with 405-nm solutions. The portfolio features a series of luminaires that combine visible white with 254-nm UVC energy to meet ambient and task lighting requirements while providing a continuous, unobtrusive disinfection option for commercial applications.