Today in Lighting — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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The NLB and NALMCO are accepting entries for the 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards. Eligible 2024–2026 retrofit projects must be submitted by 28 August, with an early-bird deadline of 14 August.
Neha Sivaprasad’s lighting journey spans architecture, entrepreneurship, community-focused design, and advocacy. She shares how light’s emotional impact shaped her career and her mission to create more equitable, human-centered environments. Read her story on designinglighting.com.
Spectre Lighting introduced the Neddik LED floodlight, enabling standard tennis and padel courts to be illuminated with four fixtures instead of eight, reducing installation time, hardware requirements, and energy consumption. Read more on designinglightingglobal.com.
A new episode from The Lighting Controls Podcast features Jason Livingston discussing why lighting controls are essential for designers. He covers energy codes, tunable white systems, color evaluation, TM-30, and the future of architectural lighting education. We link to the episode on EdisonReport.com.
An incredible day for the market yesterday — the Dow was up 907 points, NASDAQ was up 671, and Acuity gained $14.18.