Restoring Darkness #45 Light Hygiene

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Bastian Groiss 6/15/2022- Restoring Darkness #45 (Full Episode) – Bastian Groiss 1:09:23 As Bastian Groiss says, people see light as an enabler for vision. But light – sunlight in particular – is so much more. It triggers hormonal reactions, allows your immune system to recharge and gives the mitochondria the energy … Read more

#260 HI Lighting the Lighting Industry Down Under

Sponsored By: Keystone With Rob Hill 6/13/22 – Lighting Episode 260 (Full Version) – Rob Hill 46:50 Here’s a little peek into the state of the industry in Australia. Rob touches on Chinese products, bringing along the next generation of lighting professionals, and the misconceptions around human-centric lighting. Oh, and you’re going to want to … Read more

Restoring Darkness #44 The Invisible Infrastructure

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Nona Schulte-Römer 6/8/2022- Restoring Darkness #44 (Full Episode) – Nona Schulte-Römer 1:10:18 John Bullock, guest co-host on this episode, asks the question, “How do we shift the argument so that we can start to talk about the reality of what we experience rather than the propaganda of what people tell us … Read more

#259 Uphill Climb of PoE

Sponsored By: Satco With Wendell Strong 6/6/22 – Lighting Episode 259 (Full Version) – Wendell Strong 38:58 Is Power over Ethernet the future for network controls? Wendell Strong tells Michael and Greg about the challenge of integrating PoE into the world of AC powered lighting. But PoE networking is perfect for lighting for health and … Read more

#258 Moving Into the Back Half

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Peter Brown 5/31/22 – Lighting Episode 258 (Full Version) – Peter Brown 19:37 Are the good old days of rebates over? Is the move to LED efficiency reaching its conclusion? Peter Brown is back to discuss this and more with Michael and Greg. With over thirty years in the … Read more

#257 Checking the Boxes with the Walls

Sponsored By: NAILD With Derek & Devin Wall 5/23/22 – Lighting Episode 257 (Full Version) – Derek & Devin Wall 45:50 Derek and Devin give us a unique inside look at the life of a small lighting manufacturer. They give us their perspectives on the DLC and accreditation agencies in general, and what a pain … Read more

Restoring Darkness #43 The Finish Line

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Michael Marlin 5/18/2022- Restoring Darkness #43 (Full Episode) – Michael Marlin 1:03:15 Michael and Michael – or “Marlin” as he likes to be referred to – delve into the practical and spiritual aspects of restoring darkness. Practical, as in not running someone over because you can’t see them from the glare … Read more

#256 Lead with Financing

Sponsored By: Keystone With Ross Reida 5/16/22 – Lighting Episode 256 (Full Version) – Ross Reida 50:05 Not your typical Get A Grip On Lighting podcast, but you’re going to want to hear this one anyway. You can sell light bulbs over the counter, but if you want those big retrofit contracts, sometimes your customer … Read more

#255 The Carrot and the Stick

Sponsored By: TCP With Jennifer Amann 5/9/22 – Lighting Episode 255 (Full Version) – Jennifer Amann 1:00:15 Jennifer Amann is a senior fellow at the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. How does the work of the ACEEE impact lighting distributors? It means a big push on LED. That leads to energy efficiency and, … Read more

#254 Lighting Controls Manufacturer Pulls The Rug

Sponsored By: Keystone With C. Webster Marsh & Ron Kuszmar 5/6/22 – Lighting Episode 254 (Full Version) – C. Webster Marsh & Ron Kuszmar 26:05 In this special episode of Get A Grip On Lighting Conversation Series, Webster and Ron discuss this article https://inside.lighting/news/22-04/lighting-controls-become-bricks-smart-home-company-disappears which describes an incident in which customers were left high and … Read more