Lighting can be a complicated part of any construction project. It usually goes something like this: a lighting distributor will receive a BOM, supply equipment, and that's about it. Wavelength does things differently.

Installing LED lighting saves on energy costs because of the significant reduction in energy consumption when switching from traditional lighting like incandescent and fluorescent to LEDs. To incentivize the installation of LEDs and reduce strain on our energy grid, ConEdison has a few rebate programs in place to encourage such projects and reduce their cost.

On October 29th, the CDC released new sanitation guidelines for office buildings, including a 3-step approach on how to properly protect your workplace against COVID-19. Here at Wavelength, we’ve seen a few of our office clients implement this approach, and we wanted to share these effective methods to keep employees safe as offices return to in-person work.

Here we’ll take you through the tech behind our bulb detector application—from the first step of computer vision image classification to the deployment stage.

The use of UVC light as a disinfection method has gained a lot of traction over the past few months since the start of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. And, more recently, “Far-UVC” light has garnered attention as a safer alternative to traditional germicidal UVC light. The difference between Far-UVC and UVC lies in where each sits on the electromagnetic spectrum—and how much we know about it.

We've done a lot of research into options for the sanitation of air and surfaces, and here we'll try to distinguish between the two most popular pathways to battle the Coronavirus with technology: UV-C light, also known as germicidal UV light (GUV) and bipolar ionization (BPI).

The kind of ultraviolet light that's used in germicidal light fixtures is UVC. UVC is one of three types of rays produced by the sun (visible light, ultraviolet rays, and infrared), but is blocked from reaching us by the Earth’s ozone. The wavelength of UVC is between 200 and 280 nm, and only UV lamps of this wavelength have been proven to inactivate the Coronavirus.

The 2020 code is similar to the 2016 code of the same name, but every piece is a bit more stringent, all adding up to a better, more efficient building. The code includes things like insulation and fenestration requirements, whole building energy monitoring, more efficient lighting power requirements, and additional lighting controls.

How do we push forward? For business and building owners, it’s solutions that make business sense. The crux of LL97 is reducing building emissions. The most effective way of reducing emissions is by saving energy across all areas of your building's consumption. This includes everything from heating and cooling to HVAC, building envelope, and lighting.

Lighting can often be overlooked as an area to incorporate wellness into a workplace, but it has way more to do with your health than you might expect. So what is it about lighting that is so crucial for creating a productive work environment? Well for one, poor lighting isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s unhealthy.

Understanding NYC’s Energy Codes

We've outlined 6 ways your LED retrofit project could go wrong, why these mistakes happen, and most importantly, how to make sure they don't happen to you.

What it will take to retrofit New York City’s near-million buildings and how to comply with local law 84, local law 85, local law 87, and local law 88.