Lighting Services Blog

Ever wondered why some light bulbs seem brighter than others even if they have the same wattage? It's time to uncover the secret behind lumens and watts!

    If you own a commercial property, you are probably acutely aware of the utility bill. Big buildings tend to suck up lots of energy, especially if you inherited older, less efficient equipment. Now, LED lights are often touted as a great way to save money, which is true. They don't demand as much electricity as their more traditional counterparts. That is not the only benefit to them, though. 

Great For Increasing The Safety Of Your Outside Areas  

    LED lighting has a different look from traditional fluorescent and incandescent lights. It's a bright white, which puts features in high relief. It reduces shadows. Also, since the lights are made of bunches of lighting elements instead of single bulbs, their light is spread out more evenly, limiting dark corners in areas where they are used. This makes them ideal for places such as parking lots, baseball diamonds, and commercial building exteriors. LED lights have bright, even illumination that helps people to see the ground, so they can avoid tripping, and it prevents unsavory types from being able to hide in the shadows. 

    Outside is also where nature happens, and that includes fog. The LED's brightness can make a bigger dent in mist than traditional lights, and this limits tripping hazards in front of your property, no matter what the weather.

Replacing a light fixture is one of those projects that you may think is easy and you can DIY (do-it-yourself). Updating old, buzzing light fixtures with new LED illumination is energy-efficient and smart, but not something you or your janitorial staff should do on their own. The job considered easy and affordable might be costly in the long term. Changing a light fixture requires the work of a skilled electrician, and here is why:

It's no secret that energy costs always tend to rise, especially when daylight is short and it's cold out.  Businesses and organizations are looking for ways to reduce their expenses.  LED lights offer a solution to increasing electricity prices.  Let's look at why.

Bollard lights are versatile, and in this day and age, they're everywhere! Both in suburban and urban areas, businesses and homes use them in several ways to brighten up their landscapes.

In 2023, legislation will go into effect in the United States that will prohibit light bulbs with an energy efficiency of under 45 lumens per watt, which rules out most incandescent and halogen options commonly used today. This ban will mean it will no longer be legal to manufacture, import, or sell such bulbs. Instead, consumers will be encouraged to switch to more energy-efficient LED bulbs. Therefore, understanding the specifics of the upcoming ban and why LED lighting is better is essential.

Light is all around us, and that is a good thing. We need it to see what we are doing. 

Despite how necessary it is, though, many of us think very little about it. You flip your light switch and light floods a room, making everything from furniture to dust bunnies visible. But what is it, really? What are you getting when you flip that switch? 

The lighting of warehouses, factories and other industrial buildings is sometimes ignored or given short shrift unless there is something obviously wrong with it. No outsiders regularly visit and you tend not to have clients to impress, so making the lighting all pretty doesn't seem necessary. However, a lighting upgrade is exactly the sort of change that could benefit an industrial business.  Here are a few ways that switching to LED lighting can help your company. 

LED lights have many benefits for companies. They reduce your utility bill, provide consistent and clean white light for your property, and they look pretty. One of the biggest benefits is how long the LEDs last without flickering. They generally can run for 50,000 hours, and that can help you cross one more expense off this year's quarterly report. However, as with all things, failing to maintain your lights can lead to you losing hours and ultimately paying for replacements long before you are budgeted to. Here are a few tips for avoiding that.

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.