IES GO: Lighting Podcasts
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★ - 9 ratingsBrought to you by the Illuminating Engineering Society, the IES GO Lighting Podcasts contain valuable insights into the art and science of quality lighting. Episodes focus on lighting education, the latest in lighting technology disruption, interviews with the lighting community’s most influential contributors, and more.
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Progressions: Beyond Sunset: A history of lighting in free verse
May 04, 2021 19:31 - 4 minutes - 6.14 MBMark Lien, industry relations manager for the IES, recorded an audio version of his free-verse column written for the May 2021 issue of LD+A. Titled “Beyond Sunset,” the poem traces the trajectory of lighting history from the origins of electricity to modern day.
Forces of Change | Revisiting the Impact of COVID-19 on Lighting Professionals: Eight Months Later
November 10, 2020 17:24 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe recorded a special Forces of Change video interview in March 2020 to provide a report on the impact of COVID-19 on lighting professionals from the vantage point of some prominent individuals representing various roles within our industry. Moderator Mark Lien talked with Diane Borys (Noctiluca Lighting Design and Consulting), Megan Carroll (New York Digital), Erik Ennen (MNCEE), Bob Preston (Capital Electric Supply), and Randy Reid (Edison Report). Now in November 2020, eight months after ...
Forces of Change | The Impact of COVID-19 on Lighting Professionals
November 10, 2020 15:40 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe have recorded a special Forces of Change video interview to provide a report on the impact of COVID-19 on lighting professionals, during these difficult times, from the vantage point of some prominent individuals representing various roles within our industry. Hear from Diane Borys (Noctiluca Lighting Design and Consulting), Megan Carroll (New York Digital), Erik Ennen (MNCEE), Bob Preston (Capital Electric Supply), Randy Reid (Edison Report), and moderator Mark Lien (Illuminating Enginee...
Forces of Change | History of Electric Lighting with Hal Wallace of the Smithsonian Institution
March 02, 2020 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBHarold (Hal) Wallace, the Curator of the Electricity Collection at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History sits down with host Mark Lien for a fascinating conversation about the history of electric lighting on another edition of Forces of Change.
Forces of Change | DOE 2020 and Beyond
January 09, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBDr. Karma Sawyer of the DOE is Mark Lien’s guest and they discuss where the DOE is heading in 2020 and beyond specifically with regards to lighting.
Forces of Change | Intelligent Lighting Systems
January 09, 2020 16:04 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBMark Lien sits down with Dr. Robert Karlicek of LESA at RPI to discuss how Intelligent Lighting Systems can transform how people live and work.
Trailblazers & Icons | Dr. James Brodrick
December 04, 2019 19:12 - 1 hour - 122 MBProbably no one in North America is more responsible for energy-saving dollars in lighting than James Brodrick over the last two decades. Jim reflects with Mark Lien on his work at the DOE and what he planning to do now and into the future.
Trailblazers & Icons | Shuji Nakamura
December 04, 2019 19:07 - 35 minutes - 65.6 MBThe inventor and Noble Prize winner Shuji Nakamura discusses his invention of blue pump yellow phosphor white light LEDs and what he sees going forward.
Trailblazers & Icons | Eunice Noell-Waggoner
December 04, 2019 18:59 - 59 minutes - 111 MBEunice Noell-Waggoner sits down with Terry McGowan and discusses her career signature research and crusade for more empathy in lighting design for seniors and those with low vision.
FIRES | Circadian Lighting: a Neuroscientist’s Perspective
May 10, 2019 16:00 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThe purpose of this article is to evaluate from a biological standpoint the rationale for the establishment of a Circadian Lighting standard put forward by UL under the direction of Dr. Mark Rea of the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This critique is limited in scope but also applies to utilization of the Circadian Stimulus (CS) calculator also developed by the LRC.
FIRES | Circadian Lighting: An Engineer’s Perspective
May 09, 2019 16:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBWhether you call it “circadian lighting,” “biologically effective lighting,” or some other name, the principle is the same: the color and intensity of light can be used to regulate the timing of our biological clocks, or “circadian rhythms.” For architects and lighting designers, this is an opportunity to provide healthy and comfortable environments for building occupants.
Forces of Change | Randy Reid
March 04, 2019 17:00 - 54 minutes - 29.4 MBMark Lien chats with IES Past President and editor of the Edison Report Randy Reid about the 20th Anniversary of the Edison Report, the importance of integrity in reporting, the invasion of the IT conglomerates into the lighting industry as well as some of the new lighting technologies that he finds fascinating.
Forces of Change | Plant Science Possibilities with Light
December 05, 2018 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBAs our population continues to grow, farm land disappearing and an increased awareness of what goes into our produce, the need to increase yield without chemicals is a critical topic. Host Mark Lien and Dr. Pocock discuss using LEDs (irradiance, spectral composition, timing, duration) to program photochemical, photosynthetic, development and biochemical processes in plants and the development of a physiological biofeedback system to maintain or change LED physiological programs. In layman’s ...
Forces of Change | 3D Printed Lighting
November 05, 2018 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBAs if our lighting community needs more disruption, we are poised for a radical change in how we make, distribute and sell our products. We have experienced two digital revolutions already in communication and computation. We can communicate instantly across the globe at no charge and computers are integrated into our lives. Digital fabrication is the third digital revolution. When we can make our own lighting sources, heat sinks, optics and luminaires in our garage or locally at a store wit...
Trailblazers & Icons | Janet Lennox Moyer
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 44 minutes - 83.6 MBJan Moyer literally wrote the book on Landscape Lighting. She sits down with host Dan Blitzer and expounds on her career path and what she is up to presently. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major contributions to lighting and their perspective on ...
Trailblazers & Icons | Howard Brandston
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 50 minutes - 92.6 MBHoward Brandston regales us with his discussion of how he got his start in lighting, his career with the IES and his approach to lighting design and education. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major contributions to lighting and their perspective on...
Trailblazers & Icons | David DiLaura
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBDavid DiLaura offers a captivating reflection on his career in lighting including the changes in teaching requirements and expectations and his extensive work to develop the 10th Edition Lighting Handbook. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major cont...
Trailblazers & Icons | Rita Harrold
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBRita Harrold became the first woman President of the IES in 1985, seventy-nine years after the IES was established. Rita discusses her trailblazing career which includes a long turn as the IES Director of Knowledge. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their ...
Trailblazers & Icons | Dr. Sam Berman
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 47 minutes - 88.2 MBSam Berman recounts his path into lighting research, recent changes of the energy codes and the science of lighting. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major contributions to lighting and their perspective on some of the major issues currently facing ...
Trailblazers & Icons | Dr. Mark Rea
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 55 MBMark Rea discusses the state of lighting education today, the need for revised discussion on lighting metrics, levels and need for action now. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major contributions to lighting and their perspective on some of the majo...
Trailblazers & Icons | Christopher Cuttle
November 03, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBChristopher “Kit” Cuttle delivers a compelling paradigm shift on how lighting is measured as well as reminisces about his career, thus far. Trailblazers and Icons is an inspiring and informative series of interviews with some of the lighting communities’ most recognized thought leaders, teachers and practitioners and others. The interviews, conducted by IES Fellow Daniel Blitzer, elicit from each interviewee their major contributions to lighting and their perspective on some of the major i...
Forces of Change | Light and Health Beyond Circadian Response
October 29, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBDouglas Steel, Ph.D. is a Translational Scientist with NeuroSense, a medical technology consultancy developing novel phototherapies for treating a number of nervous system conditions including PTSD, sensory processing disorders, migraine headache, depression, and emotional and stress-related conditions. Dr. Steel received his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Columbia University. Doug is a member of the IES Science Advisory Panel For the past several years he has been working on the developme...
FIRES | Melanopic Green The Other Side of Blue
August 21, 2018 16:00 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBNumerous medical studies have shown that exposure to blue light at night suppresses the production of melatonin by the pineal gland in our brains and so disrupts our circadian rhythms. As a result, we may have difficulty sleeping. It is therefore only common sense that we should specify warm white (3000 K) light sources wherever possible, especially for street lighting. True or false?
FIRES | The Science of Light and Health: How to Interpret the Claims That Underlie Medical and Wellness Effects
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBThese are transformational times for the lighting industry. The cost of LED-based products has dropped dramatically. At the same time, increased sophistication and capabilities of tunable LED arrays, controls, and sensors now enable the commissioning of platforms that can precisely control light intensity, correlated color temperature, and relative spectral content.
Forces of Change | Get a Grip
May 29, 2018 16:00 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MBWith his co-founder and co-host Michael Colligan, Greg Ehrich started the Get a Grip Podcast in February 2017. Recognizing that there is a need in the lighting industry for a forum for people to get together and discuss many interesting subjects and issues, Get A Grip was born. At the time of this post Get a Grip is posed to pass 30 podcasts. Greg talks with our own Podcast host Mark Lien on the success of “Get a Grip” and discusses the need for lighting knowledge, discourse, and conversatio...
Forces of Change | 90.1 Modeling
April 25, 2018 16:00 - 52 minutes - 32.7 MBThis podcast features two key members of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1 Lighting Subcommittee that establishes lighting power density levels for this foundational standard. The discussion reveals and explains to our lighting community a new project that is funded by ASHRAE, IALD, BC Hydro and the IES. Project tasks will support the work of the 90.1 standard by providing AGI32 modeling runs by application. These models will improve the accuracy of and strengthen the effectiveness of this and the...
FIRES | The Science of Near-Infrared Lighting: Fact or Fiction
March 29, 2018 16:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBThere is a common-sense argument being presented in the popular media that since humans evolved under sunlight, our bodies must surely make use of all the solar energy available to us. Given that more than 50 percent of this energy is due to near-infrared radiation, we are clearly risking our health and well-being by using LED lighting that emits no near-infrared radiation whatsoever.
Forces of Change | Lighting as a Service
March 20, 2018 16:00 - 42 minutes - 18 MBDiscussions about Lighting as a Service (LaaS) are no longer focused on whether it will evolve into an essential aspect of future lighting projects, but rather on how many billions of dollars will be involved and how soon it will become a common offering. Until recently “As a Service” companies did not focus on or understand the lighting community. This podcast demonstrates how this has changed. Virginia Hewitt, from Sparkfund, understands our lighting market and is a knowledgeable evangelis...
Lights of the Round: Part 2 – The Players in Lighting Specifications
January 31, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 177 MBPresentation: Randy Burkett, FIALD, FIES; Kevin J. Flynn, FAIA, NCARB, IES; Carol McGlogan; Craig Casey; Kristina K. Martin, PE, LC, LEED AP A group of industry leaders representing many facets of the lighting industry; Architects, Distributors, Engineers, Lighting Designers, Lighting Controls Specialists and Lighting Manufacturers discuss the lighting design process, how best to improve the process, how best to interact with the other trades and other pertinent lighting industry topics.
Lights of the Round: Part 1 – The Players in Lighting Specifications
January 31, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBPresentation: Randy Burkett, FIALD, FIES; Kevin J. Flynn, FAIA, NCARB, IES; Carol McGlogan; Craig Casey; Kristina K. Martin, PE, LC, LEED AP A group of industry leaders representing many facets of the lighting industry; Architects, Distributors, Engineers, Lighting Designers, Lighting Controls Specialists and Lighting Manufacturers discuss the lighting design process, how best to improve the process, how best to interact with the other trades and other pertinent lighting industry topics. ...
Architecture for Light: Part 1
October 29, 2017 16:00 - 45 minutes - 84.1 MBThe first presentation in the Indispensable Lighting Series is a two-hour, two-part video entitled, Architecture for Light by Kim and Paul Mercier. In Part One, Heirloom Ideas, Modern Semantics and Current Realizations, Kim and Paul examine design considerations for creating the built environment that embrace light.
Architecture for Light: Part 2
October 29, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBThe first presentation in the Indispensable Lighting Series is a two-hour, two-part video entitled, Architecture for Light by Kim and Paul Mercier. In Part Two, Lighting Design in the Era of Energy Codes, the authors discuss the lighting design process, integrated design, and explore case studies involving these concepts.