Interviews + Opinion

Interviews + Opinion

Mark Lien Talks Lighting Industry Leadership

“What if we looked at our lighting community as part of one united organization instead of a group of disparate parts competing for dominance? What if we elected a leader to guide us through this period of transition and gave them the authority to assemble the parts to strengthen the future of our community?”

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Get a Grip on Lighting: David Shiller

In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, interview David Shiller, President of Lighting Solution Development and inventor of the GU24, about policy, socketed versus fixed luminaires, DC wiring, and where standards need to change.

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Focal Point’s Michael McCoy Talks Acoustic Luminaires

I recently had the opportunity to interview Michael McCoy, Director, Architectural Systems, Focal Point for an article about sound-absorbing luminaires for an upcoming issue of tED Magazine, official publication of the NAED. Transcript follows.

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Get a Grip on Lighting: The Loss of Serendipity

In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, interview Spencer Miles, President of Pacific Lamp and Supply in Seattle about the state of distribution, UV, circadian lighting, missing social business interaction, and how distributors can survive and even thrive during the pandemic.

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Predictions for 2021

COVID, a new president, economic challenges, technological trends. These and more are covered in Inside.Lighting’s list of predictions by a collection of lighting professionals that show what might be in store for our industry in 2021.

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PNNL’s Gabe Arnold Talks DC Building Microgrids

I recently had the opportunity to interview Gabe Arnold, PE, LC, Senior Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for an article about DC building microgrids for an upcoming issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, the official publication of NECA. Transcript follows.

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NLB’s Randy Reid Talks Warranties

I recently had the opportunity to interview Randy Reid, Executive Director, National Lighting Bureau (NLB) on the topic of the NLB’s new Trusted Warranty Evaluation Program for an article for tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

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Signify’s Rahul Shira Talks Tunable-White Lighting

I recently had the opportunity to interview Rahul Shira, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Signify US, for an article about tunable-white lighting I developed for tED Magazine. This is the transcript.

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Hubbell’s David Venhaus on Tunable-White Lighting

I recently had the opportunity to interview David Venhaus, Manager of Training and Curriculum Development in the Lighting Solutions Center at Hubbell Lighting, for an article about tunable-white lighting that will be published in the November 2020 issue of tED Magazine. Here’s the transcript.

Interviews + Opinion, Light + Health

Cree’s Jeff Hungarter on Tunable White

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Hungarter, Commercial Indoor Director, Cree Lighting, on the topic of tunable-white lighting, focusing on its potential intersection with circadian health. The interview informed an article I wrote for the November 2020 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED.

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