The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking consultant services to assess and characterize the commercial market for LED light and wellness products. Proposals are due March 29 (date corrected per updated press release).

Total construction starts dropped 4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $794.3 billion. Nonresidential building starts were flat in January, while nonbuilding starts dropped 10% and residential starts were 4% lower. From a regional perspective, starts were lower in three of the five regions – the Midwest, South Atlantic, and South Central. Starts rose, however, in the Northeast and West.

A slight improvement in business conditions has led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings, according to The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

LIGHTFAIR recently announced it will offer a new lighting professional mentorship program in the spring of 2021.

On February 28, the DesignLights Consortium delisted all products that have not been updated to comply with newer solid-state lighting performance standards from its Qualified Products List (QPL).

Nemalux’s Solar GS Pole System is a solar-powered LED product offering 500 to 2,000 lumens of light output for remote hazardous locations.

In this post at Signify’s blog, CEO Eric Rondolat describes major lessons learned by Signify in its efforts to become a carbon-neutral company.

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.