Built Environment
Far-UVC
Evaluating the safety, effectiveness, and deployment considerations of far-UVC for indoor pathogen mitigation.
Advancing Evidence and Responsible Deployment Considerations
Far-UVC light has emerged as a continuous disinfection approach in occupied indoor spaces. The organization strengthens the evidence base, evaluates safety thresholds, examines regulatory considerations, and assesses practical factors relevant to responsible use.
Directed in Far-UVC Research
Research Initiatives Funded
U.S. States with Active Research Projects
Active Research Projects Outside the U.S.
Research Funded and Directed to Date
Blueprint Biosecurity supports research advancing the evidence base and informing policy and safety considerations for the deployment of far-UVC.
Key Questions
While far-UVC shows promise, ongoing research continues to examine safety, real-world effectiveness, and regulatory considerations that shape responsible deployment.
Continuing evaluation of long-term eye exposure considerations and secondary effects, including ozone generation, within established safety thresholds.
Expanding real-world evidence on effectiveness across varied indoor conditions, including performance against human-generated aerosols.
Clarifying regulatory alignment and identifying considerations relevant to broader deployment under existing exposure guidelines.
How It's Used
Below is a non-comprehensive list of how far-UVC is being piloted.
Related Funded Projects
Below are projects advancing the evidence base for far-UVC, including safety research, performance evaluation, and regulatory considerations for responsible deployment.
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Kroll Lab (MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
$25,0002024Testing how air cleaning technologies can reduce indoor air pollution created when far-UVC light interacts with common indoor compounds.
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Imperial College London
£50,0002024Developing an open-source mathematical model that simulates how far-UVC light installations in buildings could reduce the spread of infectious diseases through populations.
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Shimane University
$59,8402024Testing human eye tolerance to far-UVC light exposure and establishing safe irradiation limits for practical applications.
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Penn State University
$47,7002024Developing a modeling system that shows how far-UVC light disinfects air and affects indoor air chemistry in spaces where people are present.
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Penn State University
$58,6502024Developing a modeling system that evaluates how far-UVC light can safely inactivate airborne viruses like influenza in indoor environments.
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Columbia University
$137,1202024Researching the short-term eye effects of far-UVC light exposure through quantitative pain assessment and advanced imaging of corneal structures in human volunteers.
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Columbia University
$40,0002025Replicating and validating research on the efficacy of far-UVC technology for airborne pathogen inactivation.
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Colorado State University
$500,0002025Performing field research on secondary chemical reactions produced by far-UVC technology in real-world indoor environments.
Recent Updates
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