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Light and Health: What’s New in Research

The January issue of LD+A included a collection of research projects demonstrating how lighting can impact health. Click here for a quick roundup.

Lighting Industry

Lighting Research Center Launches Light and Health Alliance

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched a new collaborative initiative—the Light and Health Alliance—to bridge the science of light and health to practical applications, and to provide objective information based on basic and applied research. The Alliance is led by Dr. Mariana Figueiro, LRC Light and Health Program director and [...]

Codes + Standards, Light + Health

Lighting Changes In The Fitwel Healthy Building Standard v3

On June 4, 2024, Fitwel, a leading global healthy building certification, released Version 3 (“v3”) of its standard. This update strives to incorporate the latest public health research to optimize real estate assets for health and quality of life, future-proof them for climate adaptation, and maximize real estate value. Overall, the Fitwel standard is guided [...]

Interviews + Opinion, Light + Health

Lighting and Behavior and Health: Separating Fact from Myth

In this week’s featured episode of NAILD’s Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, Dr. Jennifer Veitch talks about what we know about lighting’s effect on human well being.

Light + Health

Lighting Patterns for Healthy Buildings Website Expanded to Include Designs for the Healthcare Environment

The Lighting Research Center has expanded its Lighting Patterns for Healthy Buildings website to include designs for the healthcare environment. The website provides lighting patterns, utilizing circadian stimulus (CS) as the primary design component, for three distinct healthcare environments and the needs of their respective end-users: the shiftwork environment, the NICU, and patient rooms.

Lighting Industry

Acuity Brands Acquires Healthcare Lighting, Inc.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has acquired for cash Fairview, PA-based Healthcare Lighting, Inc., a provider of specialized, high-performance lighting products for healthcare facilities. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Healthcare Lighting’s philosophy of delivering high-quality, energy-efficient lighting solutions mirrors that of Acuity Brands,” said Vernon J. Nagel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive [...]

Legislation + Regulation, Sustainability

Oregon Launches Its Building Performance Standards Program

  The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) has launched a new Building Performance Standard (BPS) program aimed at improving energy efficiency in existing large commercial buildings across the state. This initiative, established through the passage of House Bill 3409 by the Oregon Legislature in 2023, marks Oregon as the fourth state in the nation to [...]

Controls, Daylighting

Smart Lighting & Shading Maximize Natural Light & Wellbeing

  By Brent Protzman, Ph.D., Director of Product Management for Commercial Shades, Lutron Electronics The commercial real estate market today looks very different than five years ago. As the occupancy rates that dipped during the pandemic rise again, property owners are discovering that tenants want sustainable and efficient spaces, as well as an amenity-rich and [...]

Light + Health, Research

Meta-Analyses Of Non-Visual Effects Of Light

A new study was published last month, Non-Image-Forming Effects of Daytime Electric Light Exposure in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Physiological, Cognitive, and Subjective Outcomes, in the IES journal Leukos. Light exerts numerous nonvisual or non-image-forming, effects – such as its impact on melatonin suppression, circadian phase-shifts, sleep quality, and alertness. While research [...]

Controls, Lighting Design

Why Smart, Wireless Lighting Is The Key To Elevated Design

By Chris Udall, senior product manager for commercial business, Lutron Electronics. The future of commercial lighting is wireless. As control systems evolve, smart wireless solutions are redefining what’s possible—building owners and facility managers have come to expect lighting that enhances the occupant experience and delivers seamless performance. Wireless lighting and control can help meet and [...]

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