#286 – The Collision of Theatrical and Architectural Lighting

Sponsored By: Griplock With Solveig Busler 11/7/22 – Lighting Episode 286 (Full Version) – Solveig Busler 44:07 If you need a certain color from an RGB LED light, you just mix the right combination of red, green and blue, right? Not so fast! What about dimming? Solveig explains the challenges with dimming steps, variances in … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #5 Ensuring a Good User Experience with Controls

Sponsored By: Toggled iQ With Gary Meshberg 11/3/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #5 (Full Episode) – Gary Meshberg 1:02:19 Are building owners and engineers still not seeing the benefits of lighting controls? Gary explains the reluctance to embrace the technology when the long term benefits are hard to weigh against the upfront costs. As Gary says, … Read more

#285 It’s a Marketing Group

Sponsored By: Satco With Steve Ruane 10/31/22 – Lighting Episode 285 (Full Version) – Steve Ruane 39:16 If you’re not a member of IMARK, maybe you should think about it. As Steve tells Michael and Greg, current members love it. They love the rebates, but IMARK is more than just rebates. IMARK provides training portals, … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #4 Emerging Emergency Controls

Presented by the LCA, and financially supported by NAILD With Steve Terry 10/27/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #4 (Full Episode) – Steve Terry 56:25 We’re really geeking out on this one. Steve Terry from ETC is all about codes and standards. Name a code in emergency lighting and Steve probably had a hand in shaping it. … Read more

Restoring Darkness #53 The Pilot Project for Pilots

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Thomas Herrholz 10/26/2022- Restoring Darkness #53 (Full Episode) – Thomas Herrholz 33:39 Wind turbines are a zero emissions solution to energy needs. But with solutions, new problems always arise. We’ve all seen the giant wind turbines towering into the sky and with any tower, there is a risk for air traffic. … Read more

#284 The Maker and the Movers

Sponsored By: TCP With Ellis Yan 10/24/22 – Lighting Episode 284 (Full Version) – Ellis Yan 25:55 Ellis is back! If you’ve met him, you know about his contagious energy and enthusiasm. Well he is bringing that energy and enthusiasm to a new campaign to help you, the distributors. Ellis talks to Michael and Greg … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #3 How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love MEP Coordinators

Sponsored By: Toggled iQ With Lyn Gomes 10/20/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #3 (Full Episode) – Lyn Gomes 45:20 Title 24, 2011…DDC Revolution…LP 16…OPR…Commissioning…LP 8, formerly DG 29… It’s enough to make your head spin. Lyn makes it all clear. She even states the exact measurement of a “crap-ton.” But seriously, you want to listen to … Read more

#283 Riding the Dragon

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Melvin Newman 10/17/22 – Lighting Episode 283 (Full Version) – Melvin Newman 40:14 Have you ever had to go through a giant facility and count fixtures and estimate the replacement cost? Well Melvin’s company Patabid can help you with that. Using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, that task can … Read more

Lighting Controls Podcast #2 Toggled: Data, Bluetooth, and API’s, Oh My!

Sponsored By: Toggled iQ With Dan Hollenkamp 10/13/2022- Lighting Controls Podcast #2 (Full Episode) – Dan Hollenkamp 51:57 Webster and Ron talk with Dan about how Toggled came to be, from TLED’s to dimming to entire building lighting controls. But with growth comes challenges. Dan and our hosts talk about retrofitting, ballasts/not-ballasts, bluetooth, data collection, … Read more

Restoring Darkness #52 Zen and the Art of the Night Sky

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Mark Westmoquette 10/12/2022- Restoring Darkness #52 (Full Episode) – Mark Westmoquette 50:12 Mark discusses with Michael, practicing mindfulness when under the night sky. He proposes that astronomy was the first science, out of necessity. The night sky is the only view that hasn’t changed and now a large portion of humans … Read more