Lighting Research Center: Specifier Survey

Survey: UV Disinfection Products

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic there is an 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.

Please complete this short survey to provide information about your experiences with, and questions about, UV disinfection products. For this survey, we are focused on products that primarily are used in building interiors.

Question Title

* 1. What is your primary job function? (select only one)

Lighting designer or specifier

Architectural engineer

Energy or environmental service professional

Architect

Lighting manufacturer

Lighting manufacturer’s representative or distributor

HVAC professional

Educator

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Select what you believe to be the top three (3) most promising UV disinfection product types currently on the market from the list below. (select only 3)

Upper-room UV disinfection for commercial spaces

Lighting-fixture-integrated UV disinfection products

In-HVAC-duct air purification

Portable UV whole-room disinfection products

Portable UV-integrated air purifier products

Hand-held UV disinfection products

Enclosed UV disinfection chambers, cabinets, or boxes

Mobile UV disinfection robots

Ceiling- or wall-mounted UV disinfection products

Please also list other UV disinfection product types you have encountered, that are not listed above.

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* 3. Select what you believe to be the top three (3) applications for UV disinfection products in the near future. (select only 3)

Healthcare (hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices)

Long term care and skilled nursing facilities

Restaurants, food service and food preparation facilities

Retail (grocery stores, big box stores)

Office buildings

Schools and colleges

Short-term housing facilities (hotels, motels, short term rentals)

Multi-family residential buildings (including apartments and student dormitories)

Single-family homes

Transportation (buses, airplanes, trains, and their terminals)

Industrial or warehouse facilities

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* 4. Select the top three (3) concerns you have about the use of UV disinfection products. (select only 3)

Safety hazards with the use of UV disinfection products (e.g., skin or eye damage, cancer)

Damage to room surfaces and objects in a space from the use of UV products (e.g., color-fading, surface deterioration)

Energy-efficiency/energy-use of UV disinfection products

Actual effectiveness of UV products for disinfection purposes

High cost of UV disinfection products

Lack of clear building safety codes on the use of UV disinfection products in buildings

Ongoing maintenance/reliability/useful life of UV disinfection products

How to verify if disinfection has been effective after using a UV product

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* 5. Please list other important questions or concerns you have about UV disinfection products in the box below. These responses will assist us in selecting questions to be answered in the LRC’s planned publication.

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* 6. Are you currently using or have you recently used a UV disinfection product?
If you are not a UV product manufacturer or representative, and you would be willing to have the LRC contact you to discuss your experiences, please enter your contact information below.

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Lighting Research Center: Specifier Survey

Survey: UV Disinfection Products

Question Title

* 1. What is your primary job function? (select only one)

Question Title

* 2. Select what you believe to be the top three (3) most promising UV disinfection product types currently on the market from the list below. (select only 3)

Question Title

* 3. Select what you believe to be the top three (3) applications for UV disinfection products in the near future. (select only 3)

Question Title

* 4. Select the top three (3) concerns you have about the use of UV disinfection products. (select only 3)

Question Title

* 5. Please list other important questions or concerns you have about UV disinfection products in the box below. These responses will assist us in selecting questions to be answered in the LRC’s planned publication.

Question Title

* 6. Are you currently using or have you recently used a UV disinfection product? If you are not a UV product manufacturer or representative, and you would be willing to have the LRC contact you to discuss your experiences, please enter your contact information below.

* 6. Are you currently using or have you recently used a UV disinfection product?
If you are not a UV product manufacturer or representative, and you would be willing to have the LRC contact you to discuss your experiences, please enter your contact information below.