Digest
SLL and the Lighting Industry Association are jointly running a UK roadshow on lighting sustainability, likely covering embodied carbon, energy performance and circular economy considerations relevant to specification.
The US Federal Railroad Administration's $5.3 billion National Railroad Partnership Program funds 41 projects across 23 states, including on-board fleet lighting modernization, station overhauls and grade-crossing lighting for safety, opening specification opportunities.
Lucent Lighting supplied architectural luminaires for a hospitality-style reception redesign at 48 Dover Street, Mayfair, illustrating warmer, more residential-feeling lighting treatment for commercial arrival spaces.
New Scientist reports on emerging research suggesting that LED adoption and IR-filtering glazing have reduced indoor exposure to red and infrared wavelengths, raising questions about unintended biological effects relevant to circadian-focused specification.
IES has reaffirmed ten existing photometric testing standards, including methods for AC-LED packages, HID/incandescent floodlighting and indoor luminaire testing, confirming their continued validity without technical revision.
Roundup of scheduling and speaker announcements for four upcoming lighting trade shows and conferences, including ArchLIGHT Summit 2026 in Dallas with keynotes from Leni Schwendinger and IALD's Andrea Hartranft.
Zumtobel Group's Supervisory Board has named Dr.-Ing Heiner Lang as incoming CEO, effective 1 October, a leadership change at a major luminaire manufacturer.