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Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast

Get A Grip On Lighting

Recognizing a need in the lighting industry to forum together and discuss subjects & issues in our industry, the Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast was born. Get A Grip brings on industry experts to talk about real issues and focused on that subject matter. If there’s something to be said on the subject, Get A Grip will go there. Get A Grip On Lighting Podcasts are hosted by Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the lighting industry. Michael

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Episode 328: #260 - HI Lighting the Lighting Industry...

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2022/06/13

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 take up paragliding by the end of the podcast. Originally from the UK, Rob moved to Australia in 2005. He set up HI Lighting with his business partner in 2010, which rapidly grew to be the largest commercial lighting supplier in South Australia

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Episode 327: Restoring Darkness #44 - The Invisible...

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2022/06/08

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 is a problem.” And from there, Michael, John and Nona discuss the history of street lighting, the unproven link between light and safety and the spiritual notion of light equaling safety. Perhaps, as Nona says, we need to reveal the “invisible infrastructures.”Nona Schulte-Römer is

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Episode 326: #259 - Uphill Climb of PoE

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2022/06/06

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 wellbeing. Wendell is a 40 year veteran of the Commercial Lighting Industry and serves as the GENISYS PoE Lighting Manager for Innovative Lighting, a LED lighting manufacturer of 30 years based in Iowa. He has served as President and Executive Board member of the

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Episode 325: #258 - Moving Into the Back Half

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2022/05/31

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 lighting industry, Mr. Brown has sales and marketing experience in distribution, manufacturing, auditing, design and installation; both in the C&I and public sector markets.

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Episode 324: #257 - Checking the Boxes with the Walls

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2022/05/23

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 in the *ss it is to get products certified.Louvers International was founded in 1986 with reliability and good design in mind. What started out as a small business has evolved into a team that works together to build connections between their customers and the lighting and plastics industries.

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Episode 323: Restoring Darkness #43 - The Finish Line

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2022/05/18

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 of car and street lights, and spiritual, as in seeing the stars and the Milky Way allowing us to connect with the universe and our ancestors.Michael Marlin (aka Marlin) has been actively involved in Dark Sky advocacy for 35 years, initially as a theatrical director/producer

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Episode 322: #256 - Lead with Financing

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2022/05/16

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 needs financing. That’s where Ross comes in. With an LED upgrade, he can arrange it so that your customer saves money and you make money. Everybody wins. Ross is excited and enthusiastic to play a role in transforming the energy efficiency industry, which has been frustrated with

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Episode 321: #255 - The Carrot and the Stick

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2022/05/09

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, a big part of the ACEEE’s mandate, getting mercury out of lighting products and keeping it out of the environment. And removing mercury containing products from the environment means you sell more LED’s.At the ACEEE, Jennifer develops and supports strategic directions for

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Episode 320: #254 - Lighting Controls Manufacturer...

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2022/05/06

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-disappearswhich describes an incident in which customers were left high and dry when the smart home company disconnected the cloud servers and left millions of smart home setups broken. Can something be done to prevent this in the future?

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Episode 319: Restoring Darkness #42 - Darkness...

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2022/05/04

Here on Restoring Darkness, we’ve talked about the impact of light pollution, how to restore darkness, and now, in this episode, Michael discusses, with Dr. Stone, the ethical aspects of restoring darkness and maintaining lights at night.Dr. Taylor Stone is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Science and Ethics, University of Bonn. He studied architecture and worked in the environmental non-profit sector before completing a PhD in Ethics of Technology at Delft University of

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Episode 318: #253 - 20 Roads to Grandma's House

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2022/05/02

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, education! Mr. Russell has contributed lighting design expertise to a wide variety of public and private projects. He completed graduate studies in lighting for theatre and television and compiled a significant list of lighting design credits.

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Episode 317: #252 - The Paths to Credentials

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2022/04/25

How do you gain credentials as a lighting designer? You go and learn under Henrik or Glenn. Our host and his guest talk about the evolution of education in lighting design - from the days of being self-taught to a proposed law in Texas that would require lighting designers to be licensed. Glenn Shrum transitioned from architecture to lighting to pursue the creative opportunity of light’s profound effect on space and people. He maintains a dual professional identity as Associate Professor

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Episode 316: Special - #251 - Meet the Show Director...

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2022/04/20

Michael, Greg and Dan discuss the ins and outs of keeping a trade show and conference like LightFair on track. If you’re not sure whether or not to go, maybe this will help you decide. Oh - and the early bird rate has been extended, so get on it!A 34-year tradeshow veteran, Darby is the show director for LightFair, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show.

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Episode 315: Restoring Darkness #41 - From Prison...

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2022/04/20

In part 2 of this podcast (find part 1 here: https://restoringdarkness.com/episodes/41-from-prison-yards-to-national-parks), Michael and Tim continue their conversation. Tim gives his perspective on outdoor lighting and energy savings in Massachusetts while Michael does the same from his Ontario Canada perspective.Tim is the Vice President of the Massachusetts chapter of the International Dark-sky Association.Find Part 1 here:

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Episode 314: #250 - Lighting Controls: The Risk Of...

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2022/04/19

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 health have come into play.Dan Blitzer is Principal of The Practical Lighting Workshop, founded in 1993. The firm provides consulting services in marketing, strategy, communication, and education and serves both manufacturers and non-commercial clients.

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Episode 313: Restoring Darkness #41 - From Prison...

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2022/04/13

This one was so interesting, Michael let it go for an hour and 15 minutes. So we’ve broken it into 2 parts. In this, part 1, the conversation ranges from clean, affordable energy to controls to a popcorn analogy and the “windows effect.” Tim is the Observatory Manager and Technical Instructor at MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. Watch for Part 2, available soon. Connect with Tim: https://idamass.wordpress.com web.mit.edu/wallace Sponsor: Evluma www.evluma.com

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Episode 312: #249 - Humility Is The Key To Success

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2022/04/11

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 into the “Chief Golf Officer.” As in any family business, there’s friction, but Mrs. Schneider came up with a creative way to deal with that. In 1989 Scott started Lighting Unlimited as a Lighting only distributor. He built it to four locations throughout the Phoenix metro area. Cory joined his father at

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Episode 311: #248 - The Secret Sauce of LEDucation

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2022/04/07

Live shows are back and people are loving it! As Burt says, it’s the “touchy-feely” aspect of the live and in-person aspect of the LEDucation Trade Show and Conference that people want. What’s the Secret Sauce in LEDucation? Two of the main ingredients are Burt Grant and Caroline Rinker. Book your trip now to New York for the next LEDucation in March 2023. Caroline Rinker has over 40 years experience in the New York City lighting community in manufacturing, distribution and independent

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Episode 310: #247 - The Dark Arts Of A Renaissance

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2022/04/04

On Steve’s second visit to Get A Grip On Lighting (see him in episode 129), he discusses everything from controls to UV to EV. With the scalability of LED, Steve believes we are on the cusp of a renaissance in lighting. He’s been around a while, so listen up.After serving in the Air Force and attending the University of Texas in Austin, Steve helped start FSG in 1982 in San Antonio Texas. Today he leads the lighting and distribution business.

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Episode 309: Restoring Darkness #40 - The Business...

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2022/03/30

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 this application. Ron Kuszmar oversees Port’s Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design & Installation departments, as well as their Lighting Control Systems and Equipment Sales teams.

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