by Industry Announcement | Mar 18, 2026 | The Spec/Newsletter
View this email in your browser. March 18, 2026 At Light + Building 2026, IES CEO Colleen Harper outlined a quiet but meaningful turnaround. After years of reliance on LightFair, IES has diversified—growing membership, strengthening education, and turning its IES...
by Industry Announcement | Jan 20, 2026 | The Spec/Newsletter
View this email in your browser. January 20, 2026 Standing on the tiers, the tower glowed. The sky lit up. Everything suggested success. Then the team crossed Sheikh Zayed Road, and much of the lighting effect simply disappeared. When designing the lighting for the...
by Industry Announcement | Nov 18, 2025 | The Spec/Newsletter
View this email in your browser. November 18, 2025 Are you charging what your lighting expertise is really worth? Or, are you just billing hours and hoping for the best? This recap from the latest Business of Light workshop at Lutron’s Manhattan experience center...
by Industry Announcement | Oct 13, 2025 | The Spec/Newsletter
View this email in your browser. October 13, 2025 At this year’s IALD Enlighten Americas in Tucson, lighting legend Randy Burkettreceived the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award—but his acceptance speech was far more than a reflection on past triumphs. It was a...
by Industry Announcement | Jul 18, 2025 | The Spec/Newsletter
The Spec July 2025 18, 2025 Lighting Design Alliance (LDA) has officially joined Salas O’Brien, marking a major merger between two influential forces in architectural lighting and engineering. “We’ve always shared the same vision—now we have even more possibilities to...
by Industry Announcement | Jul 17, 2025 | The Spec/Newsletter
View this email in your browser. April 17, 2025 Paula Martinez-Nobles has been named President of Fisher Marantz Stone (FMS), marking a generational leadership shift at the renowned architectural lighting design firm. Having started as an intern 21 years ago,...
