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LED Lighting Retrofits: The Benefits of Modern Lighting Design and Tunable LEDs
You’ll hear us talk a lot about LED retrofit projects because that has been such an important segment of our business over the past ten years or so. With the clear advantages of upgrading fluorescent and halogen lighting so well documented at this point, it is hard to imagine that anyone could still be unaware…
Read MoreLED Street Lighting Projects Deliver Safety As Well As Savings
These days, the word on LED street lighting is definitely out. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the benefits of retrofitting street lights have been well documented, and include: Cost savings: Streetlights can constitute up to 40% of a city’s electricity bill. LED retrofits can reduce energy use by 50%, amounting to substantial cost savings…
Read MoreHow Street Lighting Upgrades Can Have a Positive Impact on Our Climate
This week, New York City is hosting Climate Week NYC 2020. This is the largest climate summit for the entire year. During this event, there have been discussions about energy usage, LED lighting, and climate action. Today, September 24th, the Climate Group is hosting an LED Street Lighting and Utility Roundtable. The goal is to…
Read MoreA Light in the Dark: How Lighting and Environmental Design Help Make Schools Safer
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 79 percent of public schools had at least one incidence of theft, violence or other crimes during a single school year. In total, there were 1.4 million crimes at schools. An estimated 65 percent of public schools had at least one incidence of a fight or physical…
Read MoreHow to Find Commercial Lighting Incentives & Rebates
They’re out there. Rebates and incentives for your lights. First of all, what is the difference between a lighting rebate and a lighting incentive? A lighting rebate is a program that allows customers to save money on lamps that meet certain energy efficiency criteria. A lighting incentive is a program offered by utility companies, state,…
Read MoreWhat is Color Rendering Index (CRI)?
Sometimes, the concept of lighting a room couldn’t seem simpler. Plug in a lamp, or put a bulb in an overhead fixture, then flip the switch. How hard was that? Really, though, there’s way more going on than meets the eye. Unfortunately, there can be a lot of confusion around some of the numbers, measurements,…
Read MoreLighting Study: The Effect of Lighting on Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s disease is a terrible fate for anyone to suffer. Millions of new cases are diagnosed every year in the United States. Millions of more friends, relatives, and loved ones are affected as they watch someone they once knew seem to simply fade away from the world. We all know the most infamous symptom of…
Read MoreHow Much Do LED Lights Save Per Year?
How good is a product if the process to install it leaves you confused? How beneficial is a solution if it continually disrupts your day-to-day operations?
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