Cence Power is centralizing AC-to-DC conversion to reduce drivers, conduit, and maintenance across hospitals, data centers, and commercial buildings. Glamox reports stable Q2 revenues with 10.9% Marine, Offshore & Wind growth offsetting weaker building markets, and LEDucation 2027 opens its call for speakers with proposals due 15 September for virtual and in-person sessions in New York City.

ArchLIGHT Summit announces it will move from September to June beginning in 2027, overlapping with Lightovation at Dallas Market Center for a week of commercial, architectural, and residential lighting. Glamox supplies 900+ specialized marine lights for Taiwan's Formosa 4 offshore wind farm, and Pharos Architectural Controls brings flexible lighting control to Montreal's historic Maisonneuve Library.

Randy travels to Gainesville, Georgia to attend the Signify vs ETI Markman hearing — a contentious courtroom session where attorneys argued over key term definitions, with a full article coming later this week. The September issue of Designing Lighting is out featuring a 1,300-fixture landscape transformation and a moving story about a war-damaged Ukrainian bridge stitched together with light, and the IES26 Illumination Awards drew nearly 600 submissions and a sold-out gala of 340 attendees.