The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education has distributed the highest number of grants and awards in its 31 year history among its 2020 winners. Twelve recipients received a total of $230,000 in chunks ranging from $5,000 to $45,000.

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.

UL recently announced that PurpleSun has received the first UL Certification for a large-scale mobile ultraviolet disinfection system, the company’s E300 Modular Paneling System.

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society has announced that the Lumen Awards Gala scheduled for June 11, 2020 is postponed.

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 HL and HEALTHY product lines. This move is the first foray into the professional lamp category for Ecosense.

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 of America. The project cancellations are particularly severe in light of new data showing that 42 states added construction jobs through February.

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.

Based in Rochester, NY, Nadarra Lighting is a new manufacturer dedicated to developing decorative luminaires based on OLED light panels.

In collaboration with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has launched guidelines for lighting manufacturers to help lighting designers more easily determine if their designs meet the WELL Building Standard criteria. The WELL v2™ pilot is the latest version of the WELL Building Standard, a rating system that focuses exclusively on the way that buildings and everything in them—including lighting—can improve our comfort and enhance our health and wellness.