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CIE Offers Two Free Publications on UV Disinfection
Supporting the global action to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) recently released two key publications on ultraviolet radiation disinfection, now available free for the…
LIGHTFAIR Canceled
The May 3-7, 2020 LIGHTFAIR trade show and conference, previously announced as postponed, is now canceled, as announced today by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering…
Ecosense Acquires Assets from Soraa
Ecosense recently announced it has acquired assets from Soraa. Under the terms of the deal, Ecosense acquires the Soraa name, intellectual property and lamps, including the company’s signature VIVID, BRILLIANT…
WAC Donates 500,000 Masks to US Healthcare Providers for COVID-19 Relief
Starting early in the year, WAC Lighting ordered 500,000 Level-3 Surgical Masks with the intent of donating them to COVID-19 healthcare relief efforts abroad. As conditions dramatically worsened in the…
Global Lighting Association Urges Continuing Access to Lighting Products
The Global Lighting Association (GLA) recently issued a press releases urging authorities to ensure sustained access to lighting products during these challenging times by categorizing lighting as an essential product…
IES Roundtable: The Impact of COVID-19 on Lighting Professionals
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has posted a special Forces of Change virtual roundtable to provide a report on the impact of COVID-19 on lighting professionals, during these difficult times,…
COVID-19 Stalls Demand for Design Services
A new report today from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) reveals the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on architecture firms in the U.S. A recent AIA survey found…
LRC Evaluates Hybrid UV Lighting System to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is investigating light-based disinfection using short-wavelength light, ranging from ultraviolet (UV) to blue light (200 nm to 410 nm). Short wavelengths can kill…
Survey Suggests Construction Slowing Across the United States
Thirty-nine percent of contractors report that project owners have halted or canceled current construction projects amid deteriorating economic conditions, according to a survey recently released by the Associated General Contractors…
DOE Releases New SSL Energy Savings Forecast
The U.S. Department of Energy recently published the latest edition of its biannual report, Energy Savings Forecast of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications, which models the adoption of LEDs…
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