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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 308: #246 - Enabling the Lighting Industry

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2022/03/28

Hey lighting folks who put together luminaire schedules and specification packages listen up: Zach and Forest tell us about their startup, Parpec, which is designed to “automate part number entry, datasheet lookup and annotation tasks to eliminate hours of tedious and error-prone work.” Through machine learning and AI, Parspec will save you hours of tedious data entry for each item on your spec sheet. Enter a part number and - bing bang boom - Parspec fills in the rest. But hold your

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Episode 307: #245 - Lighting Controls Not Rocket Science

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2022/03/21

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 designer, to bring that about. As Steve says, he’s brought a lot of people to the trough, but he hasn’t been able to get them to drink. Steve attended Parsons School of Design in New York City and has been a lighting designer and educator for 42

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Episode 306: Restoring Darkness #39 - Industry Alignment

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2022/03/16

Terry brings his vast amount of knowledge and experience to the question of industry alignment in the quest to reduce light pollution. Michael talks with Terry about the importance of educating everyone, from manufacturers and distributors right down to municipalities, which are some of the worst offenders. Let’s get on board with the 6 strategies for darkness restoration and preservation!Terry is involved in illuminating engineering/lighting design, lighting education and lighting

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Episode 305: #244 - 0-10 Volt vs. Digital - The Debate

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2022/03/14

This one is truly for the lighting dorks! When it comes to value engineering, do we go with 0 - 10 volt analogue OR digital lighting controls? With Michael moderating, Webster and George have a spirited debate on the issue.C. Webster Marsh is the owner of Penumbra Controls, where he brings 14 years of applied experience with lighting and controls, and he enjoys using his wealth of knowledge in the architectural lighting design industry.George Filtsos started EcoGrid Technologies in 2019,

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Episode 304: #243 - Experience Learning

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2022/03/08

Terry is a member of just about every lighting association, foundation or society you can think of. And so he should be, having the vast amount of knowledge that he does. And Terry shares some of it with you! Terry, along with Michael and Greg, touch on LED glare, the proper way to light an office, socket vs integrated lighting and the problems that arose from HPS street lighting in the 70’s.Terry is involved in illuminating engineering/lighting design, lighting education and lighting

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Episode 303: #242 - Beachhead for Circadian Lighting

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2022/03/03

Did you know that at 80 years of age, only one-fifth of the light reaches your eye as it did at 20? Eunice Noell-Waggoner has passionately studied the problem of inadequate lighting quality to maintain a healthy circadian rhythm, particularly in nursing homes. You’ll be fascinated by some of her findings.The first half of Eunice’s professional career involved interior and lighting design for public buildings and commercial spaces. The second half of her career has been focused on

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Episode 302: Restoring Darkness #38 - The Will to Deploy

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2022/03/02

Where does the resistance to the adoption of darkness friendly lighting come from? Michael poses this question to Peter Brown. Michael and Peter discuss how and if it’s even possible to get the industry on board.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 301: #241 - Learn from LEUKOS

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2022/02/28

If you want to learn about the scientific aspects of lighting, check out Leukos. Henrik Clausen chats with the editor-in-chief, Kevin Houser, about his stringent vetting of submitted papers. At a 70% rejection rate, you can be assured that you are reading a rigorously peer reviewed journal. Besides his gig as Editor-in-chief of LEUKOS, Kevin [PhD, PE (NE), FIES, LC, LEED AP] is also a Professor at Oregon State University with a joint appointment as Chief Engineer at Pacific Northwest

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Episode 300: #240 - Serving the Industry

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2022/02/21

In this episode we delve into the love-hate relationship with lighting agents. Can distributors build relationships with agents when agent turnover is so high? Billy & Jay and our hosts do their best to solve the problem!Interested in the magic of lighting since the theater in high school, Billy found Architectural Engineering at Penn State, became passionate about lighting design, and embarked upon a career in Architectural Lighting. In May of 2013 Jay Andrews co-founded Next

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Episode 299: Restoring Darkness #37 - In Praise Of...

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2022/02/16

Scientific coordinator for the Mont-Megantic International Dark Sky Reserve, Rémi Boucher has been passionate about the starry sky and the night experience for many years. Do people believe that light pollution is actually pollution or a metaphor? Michael and Rémi dive into this question and tackle the complexities of maneuvering through municipal and state/provincial governments, environmentalists, lighting manufacturers and distributors, private landowners and… you can see how complex

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Episode 298: #239 - Flipping it Around

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2022/02/14

Chris Dobroth has built a swanky website, social media plan and business strategy for selling decorative light fixtures. He is an experienced eComm leader across multiple industries over the past 16-years, with a background in both start-up environments and large matrix-based organizations. In his own words, Chris is “living the dream.” Over eCommerce, Chris has sold gaming products, furniture, office supplies, and even funeral urns, but he has finally entered the world of lighting. Listen

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Episode 297: #238 - The Living Light Fixture

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2022/02/10

In a past life, Jake cut his teeth working long hours in finance before pivoting towards his passion by earning a master's degree in industrial design. That has led him to create Solar Echo, a company that is focusing on the circadian rhythm. Yes, you’ve heard all about the circadian rhythm, but this is different. If Michael and Greg are excited about this, then you know there’s something to it.

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Episode 296: #237 - Big Brother Inventory

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2022/02/07

David is the CEO and Founder of Countifi (formally Countalytics), an image analysis and data analytics company that focuses on helping hospitals, airlines, and universities manage inventory processes more efficiently. If you hate counting inventory like Michael does, you need to check out this episode. David doesn’t know anything about selling lights, but he can sure help you with your warehouse. Big Brother is watching - but in this case, it’s a good thing.

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Episode 295: #236 - Theatrical Lighting in the Real...

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2022/02/03

Mark is an award winning international lighting designer who leads the lighting profession across BDP. He has over 35 years’ experience and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). Mark tells us about his fascinating journey from theatre - operating a spotlight - to an international, award-winning, architectural lighting designer. Listen to Mark’s philosophy and, as he says, “the awards will come.”

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Episode 294: #235 - Advocating For The Needs Of The...

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2022/01/31

Ms. Martinez-Nobles began her career as an intern at Fisher Marantz Stone in 2005 and is now a Principal in the firm. Her endless scribbling and sketching as a child led to a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Wouldn’t it be fun to just do design drawings all day! But, in her position, Paula has to deal with clients and suppliers. Listen to how Paula navigates between owners and architects and pick up some pointers for steering through your next

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Episode 293: Restoring Darkness #36 - Dark Sky...

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2022/01/25

Abdul Dremali is an Palestinian/Egyptian artist with a passion for the night sky. Currently based in Reno, Nevada, he travels the world in search of dark skies for his astrophotography. Abdul advocates some sensible solutions for restoring darkness. We should all follow his example of his relationship with the moon and the stars. And check out his photos at what is perhaps the suavest URL ever - abdul.cool

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Episode 292: #234 - The Health Effects Of Lighting

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2022/01/24

Henrik Clausen has been involved in lighting for over 30 years. He is the founder of the Fagerhult Lighting Academy and currently holds a position as professor in Lighting Design at AAU in Copenhagen.As an accomplished keynote presenter, CEU provider, and former on-air CBS design expert,Deborah Burnett shares insights as to how the body and brain are directly impacted by the builtenvironment.Henrik is going to be a regular, and for his first kick at the can, we’ve brought him together,

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Episode 291: #233 - The Next Step

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2022/01/17

Christopher Lewis is a graduate of Colorado State University Tech Journalism Program with studies in TV/Web/Broadcast. After many successful years working for others, Mr. Lewis founded Evergreen Applied Technologies in 2014. Chris talks about his early success in E-commerce (selling while you sleep!), the history of LED’s, and the balance of always being honest but still needing to sell. Chris is currently working on the concept of moving people through a space via AI controlled lighting -

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Episode 290: #232 - Balancing Light And Dark For...

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2022/01/10

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 like a prison yard makes people act like criminals, with some solid stats that lighting up a high crime area actually reduces crime. But that could be at the cost of light blasting into your bedroom at night. Can we find a balance

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Episode 289: #231 - Smarts And Parts

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2022/01/06

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 wide range of project types. Ron oversees Port’s Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design & Installation departments, as well as our Lighting Control Systems and Equipment Sales teams. In this first episode of our Conversation Series, Web and Ron discuss design and integration of controls, plus

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