How will buildings actually get smart?

CLIFTON STANLEY LEMON tears down the smart building façade and exposes the fundamental need for lighting controls to support integrated intelligence — a key theme at Strategies in Light 2021. Clifton Stanley Lemon for LEDs Magazine May 26th, 2021 Edited for length In the past decade, the lighting industry has been bamboozled by visions of…

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Coloring Outside the Lines

‘Inside-the-box’ applications such as warm dimming and eye-catching façades are well established, but the true power of dynamic lighting lies in more unconventional uses. Here are five examples IES Published 15 April, 2021 By Craig Casey We celebrate electric light as a differentiator in the built environment. In A Social History of the Very Tall Building…

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Keep Calm, Carry On, and Stay Connected

Touchless lighting controls integrated with commercial connected lighting systems can help to bolster safety and health for building occupants, says ROBERT LEE of Signify. LED’s Magazine, Author–Robert Lee,  March 15, 2021 I am certain that most of you in the audience have seen the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” featured on any number of…

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LRC Issues New Guidance for Implementing Circadian-Effective Lighting in Schools and Hospital Patient Rooms While Minimizing Energy Use

Shared from LightNOW Blog CRAIG DILOUIE FEBRUARY 4, 2021 6:00 AM The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published new guidance documents for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms while avoiding increased energy use. The guidance documents provide background information and summaries of recent research into the benefits…

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Mount Sinai Health System Launches Center for Light and Health Research

Center will explore light’s impact on patient’s health and bioengineering implications in ultraviolet disinfection and plant health. LEDs Magazine, February 15, 2021 New York, NY – The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for research into light’s impact on health. The Mount Sinai Center for Light and Health Research in…

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Healthe Supplies Senior Living Center with Far-UV-C Disinfection Arch (UPDATED)

People passing through the main entry at the Canyon Trails facility in California go through a Healthe Entry gate that deactivates pathogens including SARS-CoV-2. LED’s Magazine   Maury Wright Jan 21st, 2021 Healthe Inc has announced installation of one of its Healthe Entry arched ultraviolet (UV) scanners at the Canyon Trails Assisted Living and Memory Care…

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LED Lighting For Municipalities

Comparison between LED and High Pressure Sodium lighting.

Improve safety. Slash operational costs. Earn Rebates. The Covid-19 Pandemic has slowed business, traffic, and life all over our country. But soon the public will be re-discovering life outside of their homes with fresh eyes and a renewed focus on personal and environmental safety. If you haven’t made the switch to LED lighting yet, consider…

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Disinfecting with GUV Simplified: Focus on Dosage, Duration, and Danger

January 14, 2021 Author: David P. Drumel, P.E. Images courtesy of IES. There has been a substantial level of excitement in the industry and in the news about the potential of GUV (Germicidal Ultra-Violet) to help in the fight against Coronavirus.  The concept isn’t new; it has been in use for 75 years for Tuberculosis…

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Keeping Score With A Covid-Conscious Indoor Quality Rating System

Designing Lighting magazine, Dec. 2020. By: Beatrice Witzgall. As the season for outdoor gatherings quickly draws to a close, people may again consider gathering indoors — despite the risk. So how do we avoid another global outbreak and lockdown? As an architect and technology entrepreneur, I asked myself: What would help me feel comfortable going…

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