Direct DC-to-LED Lighting (Bonus Short Episode)

The Building Science Podcast

Producer’s note: after a regrettably long COVID-19 disruption, this fun bonus short episode (recorded live in 2018) finally gets to see the light of day

Are you open to rethinking how you provide lighting to your home? What if there were a lighting system that not only saves you time, money and energy, but also enhances your experience of the living space?

I think we all already know that running 120V AC around a home to power DC LEDs leads to a lot of warm AC-to-DC transformers and wasted energy. We also know that Solar runs on DC and batteries store DC power, so why do we still use AC for lighting (besides the fact that it’s traditional)?

Enter direct DC lighting for homes – an approach that brings efficiency, safety, and versatility to illuminate your surroundings. With its low-voltage wiring, energy-saving direct DC to LED connection, and smart control systems, DC lighting offers a host of possibilities and benefits including:

Simplifying lighting installation

Reducing the use and associated costs of copper wiring

Providing flicker-free dimming in true white or tunable colors

Supplying backup lighting during outages

Improving the owner/end-user experience.

Join us for this short interview with Murray Freeman, a pioneer and stubborn optimist in the DC Lighting space. We will learn the basics and leave you with an informed perspective on the fascinating realm of direct DC-to-LED lighting, where modern technology, sustainable living, and high quality owner/user experience converge.
Murray Freeman
Murray has deployed Power over Ethernet in over 3,000 buildings. Creative engineer, he has striven to design systems for better reliability, durability, and self diagnosing while achieving cost efficiency. With experience in residential construction, he realized that neither PoE nor 120 VAC are suitable for lighting in new home construction - therefore, a new standard low voltage method to light LEDs was invented. His lighting solutions equips new homes and small business with smart switches and tunable white extended lifespan LEDs. He founded ATX-LED to design and manufacture energy efficient smart lighting systems. His goal is to bring high feature and higher quality lighting solutions to new construction, changing forever how light is wired.
Hosted & Produced by Kristof Irwin
Edited by Nico Mignardi
Engineered & Produced by M. Walker