Lighting Controls Podcast Lighting Controls

This one covers a lot of ground. Avi Mor, Founder and CEO of Morlights, a design firm in Chicago, speaks his mind on interoperability, protocols, dimming, CAT5, Dali, specifications, and… elevators. Using elevators as an analogy, Avi would like to see open protocols for controlling luminaires allowing designers to replace fixtures rather than ripping out the controls system.  Founding Principal, Avraham “Avi” M. Mor has been practicing lighting design for over 20 years. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a BFA in Theater Design with an emphasis in Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design, he moved back to his hometown of Chicago to further his craft. Avi has grown his business from a small operation with only a handful of clients to a bustling firm with projects of all sizes located around the nation. Connect with Avi: https://www.facebook.com/Avmister https://www.linkedin.com/in/avrahammor/ Morlights - https://www.facebook.com/Morlights/ https://www.instagram.com/morlightsdesign/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/morlights/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94SRUUcmQ0cXSvCBk7mbpA Sponsor: mwConnect www.mwconnect.us 

Daniel works for one of the big guys. As Global Hardware Product Manager at Philips Dynalite, he has the resources to really make a difference. Daniel tells us about the evolution from contact closures to devices in a network having mini computers in them. You're still pressing a button, but a microprocessor is interpreting those button presses. Daniel joined us from Australia. Luckily, he was free at 5 am on a Saturday morning. Daniel Walker has worked at Philips Dynalite for the past 23 years. Originally seeking a position within the electrical engineering team, Daniel soon found his stride in technical sales. Having spent many years consulting on projects all over the world, across a wide variety of segments from office to industry, retail, hospitality, and everything in between, Daniel developed a keen sense for best lighting control application practices. He stepped into his current position as Global Hardware Product Manager ten years ago, and now spends his days working closely with the market to understand and anticipate changes in customer preference, regulatory requirements, and industry trends. Daniel then conveys this insight to Philips Dynalite’s R&D team, giving them tangible product development targets to ensure every product exceeds customer expectations. Daniel also plays an active role in bringing those products to market for launch and providing ongoing support. 

How do we maintain our lighting control systems? We’ve said it before and Kelly says it again. Education! - and interoperability, but we’re not there yet - so, education! The facilities manager who leaves that job 5 years down the road is then replaced by a new facilities manager who doesn’t know the system and doesn't know who to contact. Now the lighting doesn’t perform as it should and the company that installed it receives complaints. Nobody wins. Listen to this episode and learn how sales reps can help your projects from the very beginning to long after the building is occupied. Kelly is in the DC metro area, living 45 minutes south of DC in a rural town on the Patuxent River with his wife and 2 toddlers. His career started as an IBEW Local 26 Electrician, where he spent a few years installing lighting controls. The draw for him was seeing the end-product of a project and seeing everything go from inoperable to working. He followed this over to Lutron as a field service tech performing startups and servicing systems for their commercial division. He was pulled by his best friend over to Chesapeake Lighting, when they needed an outside specification salesperson for lighting controls. He primarily calls on engineers and lighting designers, but sways in the balance of supporting the inside team, distributors, contractors, and end-users. 

Lightovation. Lightapalooza. LEDucation. These conferences have different perspectives and roles within the lighting industry, but they all contribute to shaping the future of lighting and controls. These are only three of MANY lighting conventions, but they are a good start if you want a well rounded education. https://lightapalooza.com/ https://dallasmarketcenter.com/markets/lightovation https://leducation.org/ Financially supported by NAILD (www.naild.org) Presented by The Lighting Controls Association (lightingcontrolsassociation.org) 

A market transformation for lighting controls is coming whether we are ready or not. Carol contends we've seen market transformation before, several times, but there are growing expectations for interoperability in the construction industry and lighting needs to be in on the conversation. If lighting professionals don't step up and leave their silo, other trades or groups may take over, forever changing the landscape of lighting and lighting controls. In this episode, find out how DALI can help you be a part of the Interoperability conversation! Carol is a 35-year veteran of the lighting industry, with a diverse background as a lighting specifier, a ‘labbie’ at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Carol has been involved in more than 15 industry leadership and support roles over the years and has 40-plus presentations as well as 20 publications under her belt. She credits her ability to achieve consensus and market transformation to having 5 planets in the house of Virgo and starting her career in Theatrical Lighting and Production Management. 

Thomas works at Color Kinetics. With a name like that, they obviously deal with color changing lighting, which also means they have to deal with lighting controls, and that has led to the cloud. Thomas explains that many people ask for the cloud solution. Why drive to the office to change the color on the outside of the building when you can just do it from home? Tom Barber joined Color Kinetics in early 2006, working in various roles spanning OEM applications, product management, and most recently product marketing for New England and Eastern US. Connect with Thomas: www.colorkinetics.com https://twitter.com/ColorKinetics https://www.youtube.com/user/PhilipsColorKinetics https://www.linkedin.com/company/color-kinetics https://www.instagram.com/colorkinetics/