Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Ken Walczak 9/2/2022- Restoring Darkness #49 (Full Episode) – Ken Walczak 1:06:01 As you’ve heard on this podcast before, existing satellites are incapable of detecting the blue light of LED’s and thus produce incomplete imagery of light pollution. Ken explains to Michael how he and his colleagues are sending balloons almost … Read more
Sponsored By: Cooper Lighting Solutions With Gabe Arnold & Kelly Gordon 8/30/22 – Lighting Episode 275 (Full Version) – Gabe Arnold & Kelly Gordon 46:21 DOE will be launching the next phase of L-Prize, the Prototype Phase, this summer which will include some new enhancements and participation opportunities for industry with a $2 million Prize … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Craig DiLouie 8/22/22 – Lighting Episode 274 (Full Version) – Craig DiLouie 59:35 Craig gives Webster and Ron his 9000 foot view of the lighting industry. From education to evolution – Craig gives his take on network controls, sensors, bite-size training video clips, and writing, among other things. By the way, … Read more
Sponsored By: Cooper Lighting Solutions With Michael Myer & Axel Pearson 8/19/22 – Lighting Episode 273 (Full Version) – Michael Myer & Axel Pearson 54:59 Episode 2 of our Technical Update Series previously streamed. Michael Myer and Axel Pearson discuss “Lighting System Integration.” DOE’s Better Buildings’ Integrated Lighting Campaign is a national effort to accelerate … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Catherine Pérez Vega 8/17/2022- Restoring Darkness #48 (Full Episode) – Catherine Pérez Vega 54:12 Michael discusses with Catherine Pérez Vega the question: Is light a pollutant? Catherine is researching the effects of artificial light on organisms and there is little doubt that it is. And there’s little doubt that it affects … Read more
Sponsored By: Energy Focus With Greg Galluccio 8/15/2022 – Lighting Episode 272 (Full Version) – Greg Galluccio 53:15 Michael and Greg discuss wireless and wired lighting controls with Greg Galluccio from Energy Focus. Wireless is hackable which is a problem in critical infrastructure. Wired controls require pulling wire through a building. The solution? Powerline controls. … Read more
Sponsored By: Cooper Lighting Solutions With Kate Hickcox & Aaron Smith 8/17/22 – Lighting Episode 271 (Full Version) – Kate Hickcox & Aaron Smith 50:46 Episode 1 of our Technical Update Series previously streamed. Kate Hickcox and Aaron Smith discuss “Sustainability in Lighting.” Historically, the lighting industry has focused on the impacts of carbon emissions … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Michelle Cruz, Laura Van Zeyl & Andrea Hartranft 8/10/22 – Lighting Episode 270 (Full Version) – Michelle Cruz, Laura Van Zeyl & Andrea Hartranft 32:31 Lighting showroom manager Michelle Cruz, ArchLIGHT Summit manager Laura van Zeyl, and designer Andrea Hartranft join us in this episode.They are working on Women in Lighting … Read more
Sponsored By: TCP With Tony Esposito & Jason Livingston 8/8/22 – Lighting Episode 269 (Full Version) – Tony Esposito & Jason Livingston 37:53 Lighting is getting more complicated all the time. Our guests Tony Esposito, Founder of Lighting Research Solutions, and Jason Livingston, Principal at Studio T + L, are here to help us understand … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Diane Knutson 8/3/22 – Special Release (Full Version) – Diane Knutson 36:41 This special release of our series features Diane Knutson, a regional dark sky advocate / business owner turned Dark Sky International Board President. In this episode Greg Ehrich and Michael attempt to disentangle the need for jargon as a … Read more