Lightapalooza: Resi Specs & Cross-Discipline Collaboration

Lightapalooza 2026 is coming up next month in the Austin metro area, and there’s an interesting session that will focus on residential specification standards and cross-discipline collaboration.

Integrators & Specifiers: Bridging the Residential Lighting Gap (AIA/IDCEC CEU Available)

This session examines how the residential market is evolving as spec-grade manufacturers, integrators, and lighting designers begin working more collaboratively to achieve design intent, performance accuracy, and controllable outcomes that historically haven’t existed at this scale in the home. The conversation centers on practical specification workflows, fixture alignment, controls interoperability, and client-expectation management.

Significance:

• The residential market is maturing beyond “decorative first” decision-making
• Integrators are starting to speak the same language as architectural specifiers
• Homeowners are demanding performance, consistency, and controllability
• The line between design, integration, and engineering continues to soften

This session addresses trends across lighting: residential crossovers, performance-grade homes, and the blending of wellness, controls, and design.

Event Details

• Kalahari Resort & Conventions – Round Rock, TX (Austin metro)
• February 16–19, 2026
• Lighting professionals, specifiers, and integrators welcome

More information is available here.

David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has co-chaired ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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