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Due to growing international interest in the use of ultraviolet (UV) radiation to manage the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) recently published a Position Statement, which follows two CIE publications related to UV-C applications that were made available for free.

The U.S. Green Building Council has canceled its regional and local events–including the regional Greenbuild events in Europe, China and Mexico set to take place between March and June of this year–but intends to go ahead with the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in November.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute welcomes Roger N. Beachy, Ph.D., as one of the keynote speakers for the 2019 Summit, October 15-17 in Troy, New York.

At the 2019 LRC Summit, Robert White, M.D., Director of the Regional Newborn Program at Beacon Children’s Hospital and Chair of the Standards Committee for NICU Design will give a keynote titled, “Impact of the Physical Environment on the Wellbeing of Patients, Families, and Caregivers.”

LiFi is a revolutionary, emerging wireless communication technology that embeds data in visible light, specifically light produced by LEDs. To get an idea of how LiFi will impact the industry, I talked to four industry thought leaders to ask the question: “How do you see LiFi impacting the lighting industry and, in terms of opportunities and challenges, specifically electrical distributors?”

Architecture firm billings growth softened in February but remained positive, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

I recently had the opportunity to interview Marco de Visser, Editor-in-Chief, 3DPrinting.Lighting, on the topic of the future of 3D printed lighting for an article I wrote for the April 2019 issue of tED Magazine.

My contribution to the December issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, provides an update on the development of LiFi technology, including its early commercialization efforts.

The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) recently announced its 2018 conference program. NAILD Innovation 2018, “Unlocking the Future of Lighting,” will be held Feb. 13-16, 2018 at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California.