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Salutogenic Lighting Design – Looking Beyond the Cliché and the Fuzz

Salutogenesis is a term coined to describe a model for socio-environmental influences on health and refers to an approach towards wellness focusing on health that is different from pathogenesis that…

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Light + Justice Symposium: Just and Humane Lighting for the Incarcerated

Overview Nearly 2 million people in the United States live in spaces of incarceration where lighting is primarily designed for surveillance rather than human health. Continuous or excessive light exposure—often…

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Overview Nearly 2 million people in the United States live in spaces of incarceration where lighting is primarily designed for surveillance rather than human health. Continuous or excessive light exposure—often…

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October 29, 2026 12:00 pm 1:00 pm

Salutogenic Lighting Design – Looking Beyond the Cliché and the Fuzz

Salutogenesis is a term coined to describe a model for socio-environmental influences on health and refers to an approach towards wellness focusing on health that is different from pathogenesis that…

Upcoming
November 4, 2026 12:00 pm 4:30 pm

Light + Justice Symposium: Just and Humane Lighting for the Incarcerated

Overview Nearly 2 million people in the United States live in spaces of incarceration where lighting is primarily designed for surveillance rather than human health. Continuous or excessive light exposure—often…

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IES Light + Justice Symposium | Just and Humane Lighting for the Incarcerated | November 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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