Using bollard lights is a great way to enhance your landscape's appeal and provide aesthetically pleasing lighting in your pathways, walkways, and other outdoor areas. Below, we're going...
Winter arrives with colder times, heavy rains, snow, cold breezes, and many holidays that can increase the energy demand with lighting-filled decorations. The electricity demand varies between...
Understanding the Summer PeakWhen we look for the definition of the word peak we can find: "reach the highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time". The Summer Peak,...
Light poles serve as the backbone of effective outdoor illumination systems, supporting fixtures at optimal heights to ensure proper light distribution across streets, parking areas, and public...
We know that many of the LED Lighting Supply blog's avid readers are facility managers (along with contractors, government employees, and other decision-makers). Along with all of the...
One of the big questions, once you've purchased LED Grow Lights or LED Lighting for Greenhouse Commercial Growing, is how to get them up and how far they should be away from the top of the...
Street and parking lot lights deliver powerful illumination across extensive outdoor areas where safety and visibility matter most. Light poles serve as mounting platforms for fixtures that brighten...
LED Lights - What Are They and How Do They Work?LED lights are currently the best and most energy-efficient lighting systems available. Because of this, all other types of lighting are being phased...
Real estate is a business's most expensive asset, so your job is to ensure that your buildings are functioning properly. It is also important to extend their lifespans as much as possible. Each...
Whether it's a power outage, a fire, or any kind of natural disaster, it's critical that people in any kind of facility know how to evacuate to safety. Their path needs to be properly...
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. It is a framework that helps stakeholders know how an organization is managing risks and opportunities related to environmental, social, and...
Selecting between clear and frosted LED lenses significantly impacts your lighting performance and visual comfort. After 17 years designing commercial lighting systems, We have found that lens...
What are Tombstones?Tombstones earned their name from their distinctive cemetery marker shape, but their function is far more practical than decorative. Also called sockets or lamp holders, these...
The lighting industry is competitive and ever-changing. Whether you're a manufacturer, distributor, designer, installer, or have any other connection to the industry, you must stay informed...
Electrician jobs are in demand across the United States. They play an important role because electrical systems are vital to the management of many things. They include lighting systems,...
Workshop environments demand precise, reliable lighting that supports both safety and productivity. After 17 years in commercial lighting, I've seen countless facilities transform their operations...
LED wall pack lights serve as the backbone of commercial exterior lighting, transforming how businesses illuminate their properties. After 17 years of working with facilities across all industries,...
Let There Be Photometrics: Podcast Transcript Neil Peterson from LED Lighting Supply recently joined Doug Powell for the Modern Electrician Podcast to talk about photometrics and LED lighting's...
While searching for lighting for your application, you may have noticed that some fixtures are labeled "rated for wet environments" while others are "rated for damp...
If you know anything about LED lighting, you likely know that LEDs are considered to be energy-efficient fixtures that help save money on electrical costs. And, although that is not the only benefit...
They're there when you need them most, but essentially unnoticeable otherwise. Exit signs are an essential component of a safe environment, and every industrial and commercial facility needs...
Upgrade Your Office with LED LightingLighting and offices are more complex than you might think at first glance. It needs to do the obvious, provide lighting. However, it must also accomplish many...
Manufacturing facilities, factories, and industrial spaces demand precision lighting solutions that prioritize both safety and productivity. Poor illumination dramatically increases accident risk...
The California Energy Commission (CEC) was put into place by the Warren-Alquist Act in 1974. At the time, a growing need for energy in the state led to a need for a modern energy policy to reduce...
What is a Foot Candle?A foot-candle measures light intensity, equivalent to one lumen of light per square foot. It measures the light that reaches a surface, while lumens measure the quantity of...
Industrial facilities present unique lighting challenges that demand specialized solutions. From lumber and metal production to aerospace manufacturing, these environments require lighting systems...
Vapor proof lights are luminaires that are shock-proof, waterproof, and dustproof. They come in many different styles and varying levels of water and dust protection. An LED vapor proof light takes...
If you're a facilities manager, you likely perform periodic checkups of the heavy machinery and other equipment that you use daily. But there might be a large aspect of your daily operating...
Commercial lighting encompasses specialized illumination systems designed for offices, retail stores, hospitals, schools, hotels, warehouses, storage facilities, and public buildings. Manufacturing...
Licensed Electrician Career Path: Let's Get Started! As one of the largest industries in the country, the electrical contracting industry is worth more than $130 billion each year. There are 70,000...
Although often overlooked, color temperature deserves careful consideration when installing new LED lighting fixtures. Two LED bulbs producing identical lumen output can create dramatically...
When fluorescent lighting options became available on the lighting market, they were considered to be highly efficient. They were a better option at the time when compared to High-Intensity...
Things to Know About CRIUnderstanding Color Rendering Index (CRI) helps you choose LED lighting that delivers the color accuracy your space demands. After 17 years in commercial lighting, I've seen...
