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LEDucation 2027: Call For Speakers & Designer Day Added
Education + Resources, Events

LEDucation 2027: Call For Speakers & Designer Day Added

Aug 07, 2026

  LEDucation 2027 has been expanded to give the lighting industry more education, more connection, and a more focused experience for the specification community. A call for speakers is now…

EPRI’s EV Charger Vetted Product List
Electrification

EPRI’s EV Charger Vetted Product List

Aug 06, 2026

  As EV charging programs mature, the industry is placing greater emphasis on equipment that is not just available, but proven to meet utility, interoperability, and program requirements. That is…

ALA Tariff Alert: New Section 301 Tariffs Now in Effect
Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

ALA Tariff Alert: New Section 301 Tariffs Now in Effect

Aug 05, 2026

  July 24th, the American Lighting Association (ALA) published a Tariff Alert summarizing the latest Section 301 Tariffs put in place by the Trump Administration. The United States Trade Representative…

Modeling When Light Matters Most for Circadian Health
Light + Health, Research

Modeling When Light Matters Most for Circadian Health

Aug 04, 2026

  New research suggests that light’s effects on sleep and circadian timing depend on the full 24-hour light environment, not just “morning light good, evening light bad.” Using a mathematical…

IEA Article Describes New Era Of LED Lighting
Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

IEA Article Describes New Era Of LED Lighting

Aug 03, 2026

  The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest commentary argues that lighting is entering a second major transition after the global shift to LEDs. The first wave was defined by rapid…

Smart Home Trends For Multifamily Properties
Controls

Smart Home Trends For Multifamily Properties

Jul 31, 2026

  Parks Associates’ recent whitepaper, From Smart Home to Building Intelligence argues that multifamily properties are moving beyond standalone smart-home features toward integrated building-intelligence platforms that unify connectivity, access, automation, security, and…

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ArchLIGHT Summit Announces 2026 Partners and Sponsors

Naturaled Celebrates a Quarter Century of LED Manufacturing and Innovative Lighting Solutions

Pharos to showcase advanced integration and control capabilities at InfoComm

Pablo Designs Unveils 2026 Lighting Collection at ICFF

Linmore Introduces Revolutionary, Patented Technology Driving Industry Change in LED Lighting

Past Press Releases
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Events

IES26: The Lighting Conference

Denver, CO

August 13-15, 2026

CEDIA Expo / Commercial Integrator Expo

Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

ArchLIGHT Summit

Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

DALI Alliance North America Summit + Technical Training 2026 (co-located with ArchLIGHT Summit)

Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

ALA Conference 2026

Tucson, AZ

September 27-29, 2026

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