Lighting Research Center

Jean Paul Freyssinier presents video #5 in our new series!

John Bullough presents video #4 in our new series!

Read our new article! The e(M/P)ty promise: Researcher MARK REA warns against using the M/P ratio as a circadian photometric method

LRC Director of Design Demonstrations Jennifer Brons presents video #3 in our new series on the future of lighting!

With the Lighting Research Center continuing to work from home amid so many rapid changes in our society, we've been thinking about how lighting may change. In this daily video series, we present our predictions for the future of lighting.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is offering a NEW 12-week, online professional certificate course in #lighting #design! Learn more at https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/educat/outreachEducation/design.asp #lightingideas #lightinginspiration #lightingdesign #lightingeducation

Introducing the LRC’s new Lighting for Healthy Living website! Learn the basics of light and the circadian system, and apply your new knowledge to light offices, schools, hospitals, and senior care facilities. Visit https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/healthyliving to explore our new site & let us know what you think! #lightingdesign #lightinginspiration #lightingideas

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic there is increased interest in the use of UV (ultraviolet) disinfection products in buildings. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is developing a publication that will answer important questions concerning the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of UV disinfection products. We invite you to complete a short survey about your experiences with, and questions about, these UV products. Your response will assist us in selecting questions to be answered in our upcoming publication. Please click the link below to get started. Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6WYQR23 #uvlight #uvdisinfection #uva #uvc #disinfection #ultraviolet #uv #light #lighting #lightingdesign #rpi #led

Create your own #DIY #circadian lamp to get the right light at the right time to support sleep health and mood! Watch our new video to learn more! https://youtu.be/__QsTrrIC2s

The Lighting Research Center is working to understand the impacts of stay-at-home orders on individual daily light exposures, and how this may be affecting sleep quality and psychological health. If you have been working from home, we invite you to complete a short survey about how you’ve been feeling. NO personal identifying information, including your name, email address, IP address, etc. will be collected. With your response to this survey, we hope to better understand the role of light exposures on health and wellness during this especially challenging time. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Light_Exposures_and_Health

"Strategies For Delivering Circadian Stimulus In An Office Space While Minimizing Energy Use" is one of the top trending articles on the IES website! Take a moment to read this excellent article by Charles Jarboe of the LRC. https://www.ies.org//strategies-for-delivering-circadian-s

LRC has released a free, open access horticulture lighting calculator! Growers can compare lighting systems to determine which will provide the best lighting at the lowest operating cost. Learn more at https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/resources/newsroom/pr_story.asp

LRC issues new guide for lighting parking lots to provide improved security and energy savings https://www.lrc.rpi.edu//e/pdf/ParkingLotLightingGuide.pdf