Get A Grip on Lighting at LightFair 2023

Live with Ira Greenberg & Josh Brown of Keystone Technologies Live with Doug Knebelsberger of Light Efficient Design Live with Brian Brandes of Satco Live with The King Ellis Yan of TCP Live with Brooke Ziolo & Jacque Nelson of Egret Consulting Live with multi-time Get A Grip Guest Peter Brown Live with Donna McKerrow … Read more

#306 Thinking It All The Way Through

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Sid Phillips 3/27/23 – Lighting Episode 306 (Full Version) – Sid Phillips 44:34 If you don’t know Sid Phillips, you should. His experience and longevity in the business makes him a go-to for information and advice. Lucky for us, he gives some here on the Get A Grip On … Read more

#291 From the Bucket to the Ocean

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Dr. Shelley James 12/12/22 – Lighting Episode 291 (Full Version) – Dr. Shelley James 46:51 Many researchers have focused on the effects of light on elderly people. Dr. James was drawn to the health effects of light on young people. She discusses with Michael and Greg, how light affects … 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

#265 Gift of Light

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With David Warfel 7/18/22 – Lighting Episode 265 (Full Version) – David Warfel 42:24 This is David’s second time around on Get A Grip On Lighting. David talks, with Michael and Greg, about his dislike of recess cans (“why do you want to light the carpet?”). David’s experience has led … Read more

#262 From Theatre to Architecture

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Javid Butler 6/27/22 – Lighting Episode 262 (Full Version) – Javid Butler 59:58 Javid discusses, with Webster and Ron, the technological evolution of controls, from the ancient Greeks using mirrors to control light for the stage, to “old telephone” style patching, to digital controls. If you haven’t guessed, Javid, … 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

#249 Humility Is The Key To Success

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Scott & Cory Schneider 4/11/22 – Lighting Episode 249 (Full Version) – Scott & Cory Schneider 35:16 The Schneiders tell us about how Scott started Lighting Unlimited and how Cory took over the reins and grew the business. Scott still goes into the office, but his title has transitioned … Read more

#232 Balancing Light And Dark For Community Security

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Art Hushen 1/10/22 – Lighting Episode 232 (Full Version) – Art Hushen 43:08 Art is the President/Owner of the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP, Inc.), a global training and consulting company specializing in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Art contradicts Michael’s anecdotal assertion that lighting up an area … Read more

#227 Measuring the Negative and the Positive

Sponsored By: Light Efficient Design With Ruth Kelly Waskett PhD 12/20/21 – Lighting Episode 227 (Full Version) – Ruth Kelly Waskett 53:33 Ruth is a lighting consultant with a background in engineering, lighting design and academia. She’s passionate about the role of daylight and sunlight in bringing buildings to life, and the impact of daylight … Read more