Industry News
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. The…
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. The goal of this work is to provide information that will help…
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…
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. Antimicrobial disinfection…
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…
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…
Light for Lebanon Aims to Help Beirut Communities
On August 4, the largest non-nuclear explosion in history tore through dense residential and commercial areas in Beirut, killing close to two hundred people, wounding 6,000 more, and leaving more…
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). The pace of decline…
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…
Trinetra Manickavasagam and Yulia Tyukhova Receive 2020 Richard Kelly Grant
The Board of Directors of the Richard Kelly Grant selected Trinetra Manickavasagam, MFA and Yulia Tyukhova PhD, LC, as recipients of this year’s Richard Kelly Grant. The Grant recognizes and…
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