#267 Who’s Responsible For Lighting Controls?

Sponsored By: Satco With Julia M. Gordon 7/25/22 – Lighting Episode 267 (Full Version) – Julia M. Gordon 47:20 OPR. What are the Owner’s Project Requirements? That’s what Julia Gordon posits on every project. Julia, along with Webster and Ron, discuss where a lighting designer goes from there. What’s the best way to design and … 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

#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

#253 20 Roads to Grandma’s House

Sponsored By: Satco With Norman Russell 5/2/22 – Lighting Episode 253 (Full Version) – Norman Russell 57:00 Webster and Ron talk to Norman Russell about finding the balance, in lighting design and integration, between the designer, the engineer and the owner. It’s a challenge getting everyone into the same room. And of course, education, education, … Read more

#250 Lighting Controls: The Risk Of Getting It Wrong

Sponsored By: TCP With Dan Blitzer 4/18/22 – Lighting Episode 250 (Full Version) – Dan Blitzer 1:08:09 Dan talks about the early days of controls when all it took was simply changing the voltage on incandescent bulbs. With Webster Marsh and Ron Kuszmar, Dan talks about the present where LED’s, aesthetics, energy codes and human … Read more

Restoring Darkness #40 The Business Case for Controls is Right Outside

Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Ron Kuszmar 3/30/2022- Restoring Darkness #40 (Full Version) – Ron Kuszmar 38:47 Ron installs and commissions lighting controls. He is an integrator who knows his stuff. In this Restoring Darkness episode, he and Michael make the case for controls in exterior lighting systems and wonder why the lighting industry largely ignores … Read more

#245 Lighting Controls Not Rocket Science

Sponsored By: TCP With Steve Mesh 3/21/22 – Lighting Episode 245 (Full Version) – Steve Mesh 1:04:52 Lighting controls need a standard protocol. That’s what Webster & Ron, along with guest Steve Mesh argue is needed. Steve is doing his best, serving on several associations and committees, and also being a leading educator and lighting … Read more

#231 Smarts and Parts

Sponsored By: Keystone With C. Webster Marsh & Ron Kuszmar 1/6/22 – Lighting Episode 231 (Full Version) – C. Webster Marsh & Ron Kuszmar 24:43 C. Webster Marsh brings 14 years of applied experience with lighting and controls and is the owner of Penumbra Controls, where he provides lighting controls design and specification for a … Read more