Lighting is an essential aspect of any industrial or office environment. Lighting helps improve safety by making it easier for workers to see potential hazards, such as moving machinery or uneven surfaces, and it can improve productivity by reducing eye strain and fatigue, which can lead to accidents. Lastly, the aesthetic of lighting can create a more comfortable and inviting workspace.
Supply chain disruptions happen periodically, but the challenges we’ve been facing over the past year are unlike any we’ve seen in the past. Increasing prices of raw materials, coupled with product scarcity and increased overall demand due to the pandemic, have placed stressors on the supply chain affecting every global industry.
CBT's Certified Lighting Professional, Jason Self, worked with a refining facility out of Northwest Ohio to design and implement a cloud-based lighting safety alert system for their facility.
As the world is developing strategies for coping with SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus), the lighting industry has been on the forefront, bringing several safe and reliable UVGI solutions to the market. Hubbell Lighting’s SpectraClean 254 technology implements Upper Room Disinfection as an effective method for killing bacteria such as mold, fungi, and yeast.
When the CARES act was passed on March 27th of this year it opened up the possibility for lighting upgrades to be 100% written off in the year installed, meaning that the federal government would be subsidizing any improvement by the amount of the companies federal tax rate.
CBT is excited to announce that one of our very own was recently recognized as a Lighting Certified Professional by the National Council of Qualifications for the Lighting Professionals (NCQLP).
A local food manufacturer came to CBT Cincinnati to discuss interior lighting options for their facility. Upon assessment, CBT helped them address an outdoor lighting issue that was interfering with driver safety.
