--- title: Lighting Services Blog | Cooper Clark (4) description: Blog about facilities' life safety and lighting concerns including emergency lighting, interior and exterior lighting (4) --- Questions?  Call us now at [(800) 225-0263](tel:1800-225-0263)  |  [(203) 756-8148](tel:203-756-8148) [![Lighting_Services_Logo](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hs-fs/file-2244324566-png/images/Logo-2.png?width=200&height=124&name=Logo-2.png "Lighting_Services_Logo")](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net) Search this site on Google Search Google # [Lighting Services Blog](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog) ### Cooper Clark ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) ### Author's Posts ### [Different Types Of Exit Signs To Consider](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Nov 10, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Different%20Types%20Of%20Exit%20Signs%20To%20Consider&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) [![Different Types Of Exit Signs To Consider](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/multiples.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) Eventually, no matter how well you take care of your exit signs, you have to buy a new one for your building. Or perhaps you just bought a building that needs an exit sign to get up to code. Regardless of the circumstance, you will have several designs to choose from. Here are a few options that you might find.   [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct), [ Emergency Lighting Made Simple](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-made-simple) ### [Tips For LED Lighting Upgrades](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/tips-for-led-lighting-upgrades) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Oct 05, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Tips%20For%20LED%20Lighting%20Upgrades&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/tips-for-led-lighting-upgrades) [![Tips For LED Lighting Upgrades](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/osha.webp) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/tips-for-led-lighting-upgrades) You have probably heard of all the benefits that come from upgrading your lights to LEDs. For example, the light is gentler on people's eyes, it covers a wider space, and it is more energy-efficient. This makes an upgrade tempting. However, the process is more complicated than randomly buying LED lights. Consider doing the following before you start your upgrade. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/tips-for-led-lighting-upgrades) Topics: [ LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/led-lighting), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [Achieving Business Continuity with Generator Installation](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Sep 04, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Achieving%20Business%20Continuity%20with%20Generator%20Installation&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) [![Achieving Business Continuity with Generator Installation](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/generator%20industrial2.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) Power outages have a way of clarifying gaps in a plan. In modern business, we plan for every possible contingency. We plan for competition, technological advances, and changes in the economy. We can plan for the changing seasons, but we can't plan for record-breaking storms. Connecticut, home to our headquarters, recently suffered from a significantly widespread power outage. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were blacked-out for days, some for over a week. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [Canopy Lighting: A Part Of Your Business's Success](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/canopy-lighting-a-part-of-your-businesss-success) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Aug 06, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Canopy%20Lighting:%20A%20Part%20Of%20Your%20Business's%20Success&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/canopy-lighting-a-part-of-your-businesss-success) [![Canopy Lighting: A Part Of Your Business's Success](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/store%20canopyff.png) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/canopy-lighting-a-part-of-your-businesss-success) You have probably seen canopy lighting in front of a store or outside a gas station in the past. These are the outdoor lights that are connected to a structure's soffit, overhang, or ceiling, and plenty of businesses have them. You might have wondered why this is and whether your own business would benefit from some. In fact, there are solid reasons to get them. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/canopy-lighting-a-part-of-your-businesss-success) Topics: [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [When Your Emergency Lights Are In Wet Locations](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/when-your-emergency-lights-are-in-wet-locations) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Jul 16, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=When%20Your%20Emergency%20Lights%20Are%20In%20Wet%20Locations&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/when-your-emergency-lights-are-in-wet-locations) [![When Your Emergency Lights Are In Wet Locations](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/WET.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/when-your-emergency-lights-are-in-wet-locations)      You don't always get to choose ideal locations for your emergency lights. Sometimes circumstances force you to put your emergency lights in places that are regularly exposed to water. Perhaps the unit gets rain dripping on it, or it's placed where you hose down the walls. This puts the electrical components of your lights in peril. There are ways to prevent this, though. You only need to know the following things.    [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/when-your-emergency-lights-are-in-wet-locations) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting) ### [Are Your Lights Aging Gracefully?](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/are-your-lights-aging-gracefully) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Jun 16, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Are%20Your%20Lights%20Aging%20Gracefully?&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/are-your-lights-aging-gracefully) [![Are Your Lights Aging Gracefully?](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/kid%20looking%20at%20bulb%20(2).jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/are-your-lights-aging-gracefully)      Maintaining a property means that you are responsible for making the place safe, attractive and functional, and a big part of achieving that is maintaining the system of light fixtures that keep your property illuminated.  Here are a few things you should know about your lights as time goes on and they begin to age.   [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/are-your-lights-aging-gracefully) Topics: [ Energy Savings](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/energy-savings), [ LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/led-lighting), [ Lighting Maintenance](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/lighting-maintenance), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [What To Consider When You Optimize Your Office Lighting To LEDs](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/what-to-consider-when-you-optimize-your-office-lighting-to-leds) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on May 26, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=What%20To%20Consider%20When%20You%20Optimize%20Your%20Office%20Lighting%20To%20LEDs&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/what-to-consider-when-you-optimize-your-office-lighting-to-leds) [![What To Consider When You Optimize Your Office Lighting To LEDs](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/office%20lighting.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/what-to-consider-when-you-optimize-your-office-lighting-to-leds)      Office workers need their lighting. They spend a lot of time working with their eyes, and proper lighting is essential to that. This means that every office needs to make the most of their lamps, which requires the occasional upgrade to LED lights. Here are a few things you should consider when upgrading your lighting.                                                     [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/what-to-consider-when-you-optimize-your-office-lighting-to-leds) Topics: [ LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/led-lighting), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [How Can the Pandemic Help Your LED Lighting Upgrades?](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/how-can-the-pandemic-help-your-plans-for-led-lighting-upgrades) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on May 08, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=How%20Can%20the%20Pandemic%20Help%20Your%20LED%20Lighting%20Upgrades?&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/how-can-the-pandemic-help-your-plans-for-led-lighting-upgrades) [![How Can the Pandemic Help Your LED Lighting Upgrades?](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/empty%20school.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/how-can-the-pandemic-help-your-plans-for-led-lighting-upgrades) Right now, businesses everywhere have closed their doors.  However, services like upgrades and renovations are still available with new no-contact policies. If you take a drive, you will see that schools and facilities everywhere are taking advantage of the opportunity. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/how-can-the-pandemic-help-your-plans-for-led-lighting-upgrades) Topics: [ LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/led-lighting), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Your Emergency Exit Lights](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/enhancing-the-effectiveness-of-your-emergency-exit-lights) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Apr 23, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Enhancing%20The%20Effectiveness%20Of%20Your%20Emergency%20Exit%20Lights&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/enhancing-the-effectiveness-of-your-emergency-exit-lights) [![Enhancing The Effectiveness Of Your Emergency Exit Lights](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/exit%20signs.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/enhancing-the-effectiveness-of-your-emergency-exit-lights)     Your employees' safety matters to you, not only because you care about them, but because they are the source of your company's productivity. This is why you want your building's emergency exit lights to be the best that they can be. Here are a few tips for optimizing those life-saving lights.                                                                        [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/enhancing-the-effectiveness-of-your-emergency-exit-lights) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting) ### [Take this Quiz to Test Your Knowledge of LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/take-this-quiz-to-test-your-knowledge-of-led-lighting) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Mar 30, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Take%20this%20Quiz%20to%20Test%20Your%20Knowledge%20of%20LED%20Lighting&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/take-this-quiz-to-test-your-knowledge-of-led-lighting) [![Take this Quiz to Test Your Knowledge of LED Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/quizrez.png) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/take-this-quiz-to-test-your-knowledge-of-led-lighting) The facts about LED lighting are convincing organizations around the country to choose this lighting solution. 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