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How Television Broadcasts Benefit from LED Lighting
The advent of high definition television broadcasts marked a quantum leap in television broadcast technology and quality. Producers of those broadcasts have scrambled to retrofit other parts of their broadcast platforms to match high definition quality. Transitioning to LED lighting has generally given broadcasters a high return with noticeable improvements in broadcast quality and broadcasts […]
LED Lighting for Department of Transportation Compliance
The United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) lighting standards for commercial traffic and other motor vehicles place a priority on safety to ensure transportation compliance. For example, Standard 108 under Part 571 of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations, which addresses vehicle lighting, states that its purpose is to “reduce traffic crashes and […]
Museums are Using LED Technology to Preserve Paintings
In 2015, Germany’s Aachen Cathedral, joined the growing list of art museums and other historical heritage sites to transition to LED museum lighting. The Cathedral, which is the burial place of Prince Charlemagne, maintains a collection of art and artifacts that date back to Europe’s pre-Renaissance era. Like other museums that have also adopted LED […]
Assessing the Strengths of LED Lighting for Hazardous Environments
Selecting the best and most appropriate lighting for an area that has been designated as a hazardous environment involves more than simply choosing a light bulb or fixture that illuminates the area. OSHA regulations for hazardous environment lighting are very specific with respect to the features and characteristics that are allowed to be used in […]
Three Reasons the Oil and Gas Industry is Turning to LED Industrial Lighting Fixtures
Notwithstanding adverse public perceptions of the profitability of the oil and gas industry, many companies in that industry operate on very thin margins. Like companies in all other industries, oil and gas production companies need to control and reduce costs to maintain cash flow and profits. To accomplish this, a growing number of those companies […]
Designing Class I Hazardous Lighting Fixtures
Regulations adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) generally define Class I hazardous locations as any industrial environment in which flammable vapors are present. Class I locations are further subdivided into Divisions and Zones, but the presence of flammable vapors is the common thread that ties together every Class I location. All Hazardous […]
People Report Feeling Safer on Streets Lit with LED
Parents typically tell their children from an early age to avoid dark and abandoned streets and to stay on well-lit and populated thoroughfares when they are out at night. As children gain experience and maturity, they inherently understand that they will be safer when the streets are Streets Lit with LED. New findings now reveal […]
Explore Cost Savings With LED Lighting for Car Dealerships
Even with a flood of information and ratings about every car that is available for purchase in the current market, automobile buyers typically make their final decision on the basis of a car’s exterior appearance and curb appeal. Automobile dealers know this and go to great lengths to make the cars on their lots and […]
Outdoor LED Lighting is Safer and More Efficient
LED lighting is rapidly becoming the illumination system of choice for most residential, commercial, and industrial applications. This is particularly true for outdoor lighting where LED’s create safer and better-lit environments with improved efficiency and reduced light pollution. As incandescent and other less efficient lighting methods are being phased out with under new federal regulations […]
Benefits of LED Lighting for Retail Stores
Creating optimum illumination for a retail store can be the most challenging task that a lighting specialist can face. One type and quality of lighting may be needed to make a store’s entrance inviting, while different will be needed to make products look good. For all retail store purposes, LED lighting systems are the ideal […]