Interviews + Opinion

For an article I produced about germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) for the June issues of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, I had the pleasure of engaging the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien in a short interview about GUV. The IES recently produced a guide to GUV.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Felipe Leon, Integrated Lighting Campaign Lead, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, for an article I’m developing about the Integrated Lighting Campaign (which will replace the Interior Lighting Campaign) for the Lighting Controls Association, now a sponsor of the U.S. Department of Energy program.

In this guest post, Mick Ventola, the founder and managing director of Ventola Projects, shares his experiences of the COVID crisis and its impact on business operations – and how best we might prepare for when life gets back to some semblance of normality.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Steven Pyshos, Business Development Manager, Commercial Downlighting, Cooper Lighting Solutions, and Rebecca Hadley-Catter, Manager, SOURCE Lighting Education Center, on the topic of light + color, specifically looking at developments with TM-30. The interview is being used to write an article on this topic for tED Magazine’s July issue.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Sally Lee, LC, Business Development & Special Projects, LEDVANCE LLC on the topic of light + color, specifically looking at developments with TM-30.

In a recent “Forces of Change” podcast, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Mark Lien talked to Dr. Robert Karlicek of LESA at RPI to discuss how intelligent lighting systems can transform how people live and work.

In a recent issue of LD+A, Mark Lien talks about a potentially alarming disconnect between innovation in lighting occurring inside and outside the lighting industry.

I recently interviewed Paul Lewis, Vice President – Brand Marketing / Hubbell Lighting on the topic of what’s new in LED outdoor area lighting for an article I developed for the February 2020 issue of tED Magazine. Here’s the transcript.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Teresa Bair, Product General Manager, Outdoor, Current powered by GE, on the topic of trends in outdoor area lighting.