Restoring Darkness #56 The Night is a Realm

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Kerem Asfuroglu 12/7/2022- Restoring Darkness #56 (Full Episode) – Kerem Asfuroglu 58:14 Michael Colligan was inspired to be a Dark Sky advocate by William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The stars have inspired countless poets. Kerem considers the night to be a “realm” and he specializes in dark sky friendly lighting … Read more

#290 Lighting Needs Another Lever

Sponsored By: TCP With Michael Siminovitch 12/5/22 – Lighting Episode 290 (Full Version) – Michael Siminovitch 52:20 This episode starts with a long bio description – because Michael Siminovitch has accomplished A LOT! As usual, California leads in the push for energy efficiency and Michael was there with his involvement in California’s Strategic Lighting Plan. … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #8 Data is the Key

Sponsored By: Toggled iQ With Patrick Treadway 12/1/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #8 (Full Episode) – Patrick Treadway 1:04:31 Patrick once worked in laser cutting sheet metal, then building recreational vehicles which eventually led to Syndesis, his company that creates solutions for integration. How? Well, you’ll have to listen to this podcast to find out. Webster … Read more

Restoring Darkness #55 Well Lit, Not Brightly Lit

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Mark Major 11/30/2022- Restoring Darkness #55 (Full Episode) – Mark Major 1:05:48 Mark originally wanted to be a painter and painting to him was like subtracting light as paint is added to a white canvas. Conversely, in lighting, one is adding light to darkness. And this led Mark to understand you … Read more

#289 In the Sweet Spot

Sponsored By: TCP With Dr Mike Krames & Pieter Six 11/28/22 – Lighting Episode 289 (Full Version) – Dr. Mike Krames & Pieter Six 54:15 This one is so packed that we are already planning part 2. Pieter and Mike are taking Seaborough from a purely R & D company to more of a business … Read more

#288 Goosing the Market

Sponsored By: Satco With Tom Ciurczak 11/21/22 – Lighting Episode 288 (Full Version) – Tom Ciurczak 27:10 Tom joins Michael Colligan to talk about “the big lie,” mercury, arsenic, politicians, education, and rock and roll! And also, who’s going to win out – China or the aliens? Tom is the owner of BLC America Inc. … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #7 The Oops Factor

Presented by the LCA, and financially supported by NAILD With Steve Mesh 11/17/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #7 (Full Episode) – Steve Mesh 1:07:20 With a guy like Steve Mesh, it’s hard to keep the discussion to an hour. In this episode, Webster taps into Steve’s vast knowledge of lighting controls to find out how he … Read more

Restoring Darkness #54 Dark Skies vs. Skis

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Bernd Pröschold 11/16/2022- Restoring Darkness #54 (Full Episode) – Bernd Pröschold 50:56 Bernd is an astrophotographer based out of Cologne, Germany. Bernd tells Michael how hard it is to find dark skies for his astrophotography. Even driving 2 days from Cologne, he can’t find an ideal dark area to take pictures. … Read more

#287 – Making the Wrong Mistake

Sponsored By: Keystone With Chad Palmer 11/15/22 – Lighting Episode 287 (Full Version) – Chad Palmer 34:24 Chad Palmer from Energyficient Systems joins Michael and Greg to talk about selling, the heightened value of lighting distributors, and maintenance engineering. Chad specializes in revealing possibilities in lighting and you may have seen him on Amazon Prime, … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #6 Contract of Connectivity

Presented by the LCA, and financially supported by NAILD With Mike Skurla 11/10/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #6 (Full Episode) – Mike Skurla 1:04:27 IoT. What’s that? Internet Of Things. This is an emerging market. Yeah, it’s not exactly lighting controls, but it’s all becoming interconnected. Lights, HVAC, emergency, WiFi, elevators… even refrigerators are becoming connected. … Read more