Sponsored By: Keystone With Pete Strasser 12/3/2020- Dark Sky Special Part Three(Full Version) – Pete Strasser 1:01:30 The International Dark Sky Association’s Technical Director joined us to discuss the mechanics of dark sky-friendly projects. Start from tasks; most outdoor lighting is based on pathfinding, not offering reading lamps to the general public; while color temperature … Read more
Sponsored By: Aleddra With Dr. Matthew Maa 11/30/2020- Lighting Episode 163(Full Version) – Matthew Maa 43:15 Aleddra’s VP of Sales and Marketing, Dr. Matthew Maa is here to talk about being different in the Disinfection technology business right now. He tells us what separates PECO tech from UV-based options. Aleddra uses PECO and UV-A and … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Paul Bogard 11/26/2020- Dark Sky Special Part Two(Full Version) – Paul Bogard 54:44 In the second part of our special dark sky series we are joined by Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night and What if Night. Our discussion opened with our sense of safety – it’s easy to … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Christina Calaway 11/23/2020- Lighting Episode 162(Full Version) – Christina Calaway 43:04 Christina Calaway of Spark Media is a real old school lighting dork, which means our conversation begins with pulsed-start metal halides and other semi-forgotten lamp and fixture features. Before this turns into another scrub session, we transition to her current … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Jane Slade 11/19/2020- Dark Sky Special Part One (Full Version) – Jane Slade 35:45 The IDA and NAILD have not only signed a memorandum of joint understanding, but will be working together for the next five years on joint efforts for darker, better nights. LS Evolve will have a module on … Read more
Sponsored By: TCP With Alp Durmus 11/16/2020- Lighting Episode 161(Full Version) – Alp Durmus 1:00:00 Alp Durmus is a Lighting scientist and assistant professor of architectural engineering at Penn State. He came on the show to discuss his research in optimization of lamp color; reducing light use by aiming for the most reflectivity of the … Read more
Sponsored By: Energy Focus With Dr. Jacob Liberman 11/9/20 – Lighting Episode 160 (Full Version) – Dr. Jacob Liberman 1:05:19 Dr Jacob Liberman is here to explain the nature of light and consciousness to Michael and Greg. He starts with the idea that seeing is more than just vision before explaining his background overcoming his … Read more
Sponsored By: Satco With Nigel Harvey 11/2/20 – Lighting Episode 159(Full Version) – Nigel Harvey 56:33 Nigel Harvey is the Chief Executive at Recolight, a lamp recycler in the UK. We wanted to know how effective extended producer responsibility programs really are and whether or not they’ve hit a limit on the number of compliant … Read more
Sponsored By: Energy Focus With Adrià Huguet-Ferran 10/25/20 – Lighting Episode 158 (Full Version) – Adrià Huguet-Ferran 39:53 Adrià Huguet-Ferran is CTO of Kumux, a software company that allows you to optimize almost any LED lightsource for color-tuning. The goal is for more human-centric or circadian-friendly systems, but Michael and Greg think his company’s process … Read more
Sponsored By: GE Current, A Daintree Company’s 365DisInFx UV-C Technology With Thomas Boyle 10/19/2020- Lighting Episode 157(Full Version) – Thomas Boyle 34:21 Tom Boyle, of GE Current, a Daintree Company joins Michael and Greg for this week’s episode. After clarifying what a Chief Technical Officer is responsible for, he shares his perspective on twenty years … Read more