The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the first lighted nighttime major league baseball game on May 24, 1935. More than fifty years later, the Chicago Cubs hosted their first-ever nighttime game under newly-installed lights at Wrigley Field on August 8, 1988. The next revolution in lighting sports arenas will not be as dramatic, […]
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A Look at Kelvin Temperatures in Lighting
We have all likely had the experience of sensing that a room’s lighting is too harsh, or of feeling that a room was so warmly lit that the lighting itself created a very relaxing environment. How we perceive lighting is a function of the relative concentrations of different color visible spectrum wavelengths in the lighting. […]
California Lighting Standards Raise the Bar for LED
California has long been at the forefront of adopting regulations to reduce carbon emissions and encourage the adoption of eco-friendly products. California standards that were adopted in 2013, and are beginning to be phased in, will affect lighting product energy and energy use decisions for both new construction and existing structures throughout the state. Although […]
A Complete LED Rollout Would Cut Global Emissions by 2.3%
The Climate Group, a global non-profit group that advocates a lower-carbon emission world economy, has adopted a worldwide initiative to replace incandescent and fluorescent lighting with LED lighting systems. The Group has calculated that a complete LED rollout, by replacing all existing lighting technology with LED systems will remove 735 million tons of carbon dioxide […]
The LED Lighting Revolution is Here
LED Lighting Revolution has been called the greatest innovation in electrical illumination since Thomas Edison developed the first incandescent light bulb, more than 130 years ago. In slightly more than fifty years since the first LED bulb to produce visible light was created by a GE engineer, LEDs have expanded into commercial and manufacturing space, […]
Durable LED Fixtures for Oil Field Lighting
Oil Fields are inherently high-risk work environments. Oil field operators have a number of different options for safety improvements. One of the more effective and straightforward options is to improve oil field lighting with LED fixtures. In addition to providing the safest lighting for hazardous oil field environments, durable LED fixtures reduce operating and maintenance […]
Understanding White Color Terminology in Lighting
Understanding the language used to describe colors, especially when it comes to white, can be perplexing for those who are not familiar with the specialized terminology. Everyday words and phrases are used in ways that differ from their common usage, creating confusion. For instance, when people discuss “temperature” in conversation, we naturally associate it with […]
A Glimpse of Next Generation LEDs
Light emitting diodes, or “LEDs”, are rapidly becoming the standard lighting solution for a multitude of commercial and industrial applications. First-generation LED’s were relegated to use as signal lights in electronic devices because of their high cost of production and limited light emitting intensity. As LED technology developed, costs came down as the color and […]
Tips for Evaluating Your Parking Lot Lighting
Parking lot lighting may be one of the least glamorous applications of commercial artificial illumination, but a well-lit parking lot can set the stage for better customer interactions between those customers and your business. A customer or client who parks in a poorly-lit lot may well be in a less receptive mood to conduct business […]
Things to Consider When You Buy LED Lights Online
You can now buy LED lights online, as well as LED fixtures and control systems. The internet and the world of ecommerce has made new distribution channels available to everyone with lower product prices that reflect more efficient warehousing and delivery systems. LED lighting is a relatively new technology and, for many people, an untested […]
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