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Product Monday: Turn Deck Lights Into Party Lights
Products + Technology

Product Monday: Turn Deck Lights Into Party Lights

Oct 05, 2026

  AMP Lighting has expanded its AMP iQ Smart Landscape Lighting System with the Smart RGBCW LED Deck Light, Powered by AMP iQ, bringing intelligent color and white-light control to outdoor applications. Designed to…

How LED Engineering Enables Photobiomodulation Devices
Light + Health, Products + Technology

How LED Engineering Enables Photobiomodulation Devices

Oct 02, 2026

  By Claude Zhu, Lighting Engineer, Arup Perth (Australia) BACKGROUND LED technology has expanded well beyond illumination applications and is increasingly being deployed in biomedical and consumer healthcare devices. One…

Three Newly Published IES Standards
Codes + Standards

Three Newly Published IES Standards

Oct 01, 2026

  Here are three newly published IES standards: ANSI/IES RP-27-26 Recommended Practice: Photobiological Safety for Lighting Systems Normative & informative references added, change to the 500-lux distance calculation, UV radiation…

Illuminating A 12M Character for Multiple Viewing Distances
Lighting Design

Illuminating A 12M Character for Multiple Viewing Distances

Sep 30, 2026

  By Monty Miao, International Trade Manager, Star Factory Lantern A design-methodology case study on using outline, surface response, motion, and full- system commissioning to keep a monumental, illuminated character…

What I Learned Scaling a Company from $0 to $6M & Selling It
Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Industry

What I Learned Scaling a Company from $0 to $6M & Selling It

Sep 29, 2026

  This article was originally a LinkedIn post by Armin Ismail. Reprinted with permission. By Armin Ismail In 2025, I sold USLED CO LLC — a commercial lighting company I…

High Bay Performance In Recessed Flat Panels
Products + Technology

High Bay Performance In Recessed Flat Panels

Sep 28, 2026

  There is a new trend in high output, recessed, flat panel high bay fixtures, but it is a selective application trend, not a wholesale replacement for conventional suspended linear or…

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September 27-29, 2026

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Los Angeles, CA

October 26-27, 2026

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November 8-11, 2026

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London, UK

November 18 - 19, 2026

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November 18-19, 2026

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