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Last Call for LHRC Online Certification Courses on Lighting Design & Light + Human Health

The deadline is fast-approaching to register for Light and Health Research Center’s (LHRC) online professional certificate courses in 2024. These interactive educational offerings will be led by LHRC faculty and staff who are the foremost experts in their fields. Courses begin in September, and class registration closes soon. Dan Frering, the LHRC’s Education Program director…

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Circadian Lighting Reaches Wider Acceptance, Paving the Way for More Installations

Clients are increasingly interested in wellness attributes for their commercial, hospitality and residential properties, but investors – and even specifiers – are reluctant to go all-in, citing a lack of definitive proof regarding health benefits. With the global wellness market worth an estimated $4.4 trillion as of 2022 (and the U.S. market alone valued at…

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CLTC Shares Research on Circadian Lighting via Webinar

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 23 at 12pm EST, that will focus on circadian lighting based on research from the California Lighting Technology Center at University of California (CLTC). CLTC Research Update – Circadian Lighting Design Strategies will include project outcomes published in CLTC’s LD+A Research article Next…

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Light and Health Research Center Welcomes 2 New Partners

The Light and Health Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the addition of two companies to its Lighting Education Partnership for 2023.

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ALA’s Better Light – Better Sleep Initiative: What It Means for You

The American Lighting Association is working with the LHRC team and ALA manufacturer members to create decorative fixtures that offer human-centric benefits.

UC Davis Launches New Color Lab at CLTC

At UC Davis, the California Lighting Technology Center is establishing “The Color Lab” in collaboration with the Center for Mind and Brain to explore the impact of discrete color spectra on stress, mood, and alertness.

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BIOS Licenses Lighting Technology to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

BIOS, a leader in circadian lighting solutions, has licensed the exclusive rights to violet light technology invented and developed at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

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UL Solutions Joins LHRC’s Lighting Education Partnership

The Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have announced that UL Solutions, a leader in applied safety science, has funded a two-year membership in the LHRC’s Lighting Education Partnership.

Tech Executives Assess Smart Home Buyer Market at CONNECTIONS™ Conference

The proptech, energy, home security, broadband and connected health industries will converge next week at the annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference.

National Lighting Bureau Partners With Light and Health Research Center

The Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced that the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has joined the LHRC’s Lighting Education Partnership.

In a World Gone LED, Do We Need DST?

While the recently passed Sunshine Protection Act ends the practice of changing our clocks twice a year, the benefits should no longer be ascribed to energy savings. The new argument involves the effect on circadian rhythms.

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LEDucation Trend Report

LEDucation 2022 in New York City showcased several trends, new technology, and plenty of products to an enthusiastic crowd.

New Light & Health Research Center Launches Online Certificate Courses

The Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) at Mount Sinai has created two professional certificate courses beginning in September 2022.

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An Assessment of a Hybrid Lighting System That Employs Ultraviolet-A

Reducing healthcare-associated infections is critically important. A new hybrid lighting system technology, designed to provide both visible white light and disinfecting UV-A (max¼366nm) radiation, was retrofitted into a modern hospital newborn intensive care unit.

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Will Controls Be Key to Circadian Lighting?

While “circadian lighting” varies in definition, it generally refers to design that uses intensity and spectrum of light for a non-visual effect — namely, to support regulation of circadian rhythms.

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Health and Light: Clean, Energy Efficient and People-Centered

Whether natural growth, optimum conditions for concentrating or staying healthy, light has a variety of operating mechanisms. It influences the body’s messenger substances and ensures the inner clock keeps time. The wavelength of the light used is decisive for the application concerned.

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