The DesignLights Consortium’s LUNA program is picking up momentum as states and utilities adopt it to reduce light pollution and simplify outdoor lighting compliance. Precise LED’s Brigette Collins discusses the company’s ultra-shallow 1.5-inch downlights and flexible Wave fixture, and Barron Lighting Group appoints Justin Aron as Northeast Regional Vice President.

Dr. Mariana Figueiro urges lighting designers to stop waiting for perfect metrics and start applying circadian research today. Andrea Hartranft shares lessons on agility and diversification from building her remote firm, and Dallas Market Center announces Lighting Week Dallas in June 2027, bringing ArchLIGHT Summit and Lightovation together under one roof.

Phoenix Lighting steps in to take over select former Cree Lighting product lines as Beta LED goes quiet, leaving open questions about remaining products and open orders. Nora Lighting debuts its Apollo series — a 3-inch downlight with tool-free tilt and rotation — at ArchLIGHT Summit, and Elemental Brands appoints Maura McGuinness as Director of Specification Sales for Lucetta and Gammalux.

A new issue of The Spec drops this afternoon with exclusive ArchLIGHT Summit content. A new study suggests less uniform wall lighting can actually increase perceived brightness while reducing energy use, and Landscape Forms partners with DMA Lighting to expand representation across Southern Idaho and surrounding regions.

The new issue of Designing Lighting Global is out featuring a serpent-shaped light installation in Shanghai and a Colombian preschool that teaches through light. Casambi North America outlines a rep-agency-centered sales strategy to better serve the North American market, and today is the final day to submit projects for DLFNY’s 3rd Annual Beacon Awards.

The DALI Alliance announces DALI 27, its first Global Summit + Expo in Utrecht on 23–24 February, uniting the global DALI ecosystem for education, networking, and the 2027 DALI Lighting Awards. Aleddra launches its LumiBé™ Table Lamp on Indiegogo, combining 40Hz gamma rhythm stimulation and near-infrared BrainGuardian® technology, and the National Lighting Bureau closes entries for its 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards on 1 October.

Artist Zincan’s ArchLIGHT Summit presentation on practical AI tools for lighting designers drew a packed, engaged audience — real tools, real examples, and an honest look at what doesn’t work. WAC Group heads to ASID GATHER: Catalyst 2026 in Dallas for a CEU session with Mariana Figueiro on circadian health and lighting, and CIE opens its call for contributions to the 2027 Quadrennial Session in Nanjing with short paper submissions due 10 November.

Randy reports live from the WAC Architectural showroom at Dallas Market Center for ArchLIGHT Summit, with C. Webster Marsh — this year’s education curator — delivering a phenomenal program. Sourcery and OASIS partner to streamline the lighting designer-to-rep workflow, and Barron Lighting Group appoints Clint Wells as Western Regional Vice President to lead growth across 12 states.

Randy reports live from London’s Design Festival, standing in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral illuminated by Ukrainian firm ExpoLight — a project set to be featured in the October issue of Designing Lighting. Synapse Wireless appoints Trevor Palmer as CEO to lead its wireless lighting control expansion, and Pharos Architectural Controls replaces outdated sodium lighting at Melbourne’s Parliament of Victoria with a flexible, energy-efficient façade system.

The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board rules all challenged claims in Feit Electric’s white filament LED patent unpatentable, siding with LEDVANCE after its Inter Partes Review petition. Orion Energy Systems lands a second multimillion-dollar data center order from a major global hyperscaler just three months after its first, and CEDIA 2026 spotlights the growing convergence of lighting, controls, and smart home integration.